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Exploring options for a universal old age pension in Tanzania Mainland
Twahir M. Khalfan; Kisanga, Elineema; Leyaro, Vincent; … - 2020
data set from Tanzania-the Household Budget Surveys-and applies a taxbenefit microsimulation model for Tanzania (TAZMOD) to … established in Tanzania Mainland, and a lack of adequate financing is viewed as one of the main constraints. This paper employs a … explore possible options for designing and financing a universal old age pension in Tanzania Mainland. The findings of this …
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Early retirement provision for elderly displaced workers
Kruse, Herman; Myhre, Andreas - 2022
This paper studies the economic effects on re-employment and program substitution behavior among elderly displaced workers who exogenously lose eligibility for their early retirement option. We use detailed Norwegian matched employer-employee data containing information on bankruptcy dates and...
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Early retirement provision for elderly displaced workers
Kruse, Herman; Myhre, Andreas - 2022
This paper studies the economic effects on re-employment and program substitution behavior among elderly displaced workers who exogenously lose eligibility for their early retirement option. We use detailed Norwegian matched employer-employee data containing information on bankruptcy dates and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013480206
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Transfers and Labor Market Behavior of the Elderly in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence from Vietnam
Jung, Juergen; Tran, Chung - Department of Economics, Towson University - 2009
In this paper we argue that the strategic interaction between the labor supply decision of the elderly and private transfers from their children lowers the opportunity cost of leisure of the elderly. This in turn magnifies the crowding-out effect of public pensions on the labor supply of the...
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The expansion of economic protection for older adults in Latin America : key design features of non-contributory pensions
Arza, Camila - 2017
Over the past two decades, many Latin American countries have expanded the economic protection of older adults by developing non-contributory pensions or making eligibility rules more flexible. These policies have addressed long-standing coverage gaps in Latin American pension systems and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011599341
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The expansion of economic protection for older adults in Latin America: Key design features of non-contributory pensions
Arza, Camila - 2017
Over the past two decades, many Latin American countries have expanded the economic protection of older adults by developing non-contributory pensions or making eligibility rules more flexible. These policies have addressed long-standing coverage gaps in Latin American pension systems and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011654029
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Kapitał społeczny ludzi starych na przykładzie mieszkańców miasta Białystok
Klimczuk, Andrzej - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
"Social Capital of Old People on the Example of Bialystok Residents" is a book based on theoretical and empirical study, which presents an issue of diagnosing and using of old people social capital in the local and regional development processes. This issue is significant because of the threats...
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The Retirement Effects of Old-Age Pension and Early Retirement Schemes in OECD Countries
Duval, Romain - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2003
This paper examines the impact of old-age pension systems and other social transfer programmes on the retirement decision of older males in OECD countries. For each of the 55-59, 60-64 and 65+ age groups, a new panel dataset (22 OECD countries over 1969-1999 or shorter periods in some cases) of...
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Evaluating the possible impact of pension reforms on future living standards in Europe
Grech, Aaron George - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012
Successive reforms enacted since the 1990s have dramatically changed Europe’s pensions landscape. This paper tries to assess the impact of recent reforms on the ability of systems to alleviate poverty and maintain living standards, using estimates of pension wealth for a number of hypothetical...
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Are social security programs progressive? : whether social security programs reduce inequality is not related to the amount they redistribute
Forteza, Alvaro - 2015
Social security programs generally seek to provide insurance and to reduce poverty and inequality. Providing insurance requires little redistribution. But reducing inequality and alleviating poverty do require redistribution. To reduce inequality, programs must redistribute income, but...
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