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Reforming the pension system to increase coverage and equity in Colombia
De la Maisonneuve, Christine - 2015
Colombia is one of the most unequal countries in Latin America. The high level of informality in the labour market and many characteristics of the pension system leave many elderly in poverty. Only formal-sector employees earning more than the relatively high minimum wage are covered. Linking...
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Revisiting the effect of statutory pension ages on the participation rate
Turner, David; Morgavi, Hermes - 2020
surprisingly modest when translated into the implied effect on average retirement ages: an increase in statutory pension ages by … one year is typically estimated to increase the average effective retirement age by only about two months. …
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Labour supply of older people in advanced economies : the impact of changes to statutory retirement ages
Geppert, Christian; Guillemette, Yvan; Morgavi, Hermes; … - 2019
educational attainment. About 1 percentage point is attributable to changes in statutory retirement ages, although part of the … reason these effects are not larger is that in most countries, statutory retirement ages have not kept pace with life … retirement pathways through unemployment or disability schemes has been a major factor in the turnaround in the participation …
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Estonia : making the most of human capital
Fuentes, Andrés - 2015
labour. There is scope to reduce costs. In the public pension system, phasing out early retirement schemes for workers in …
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Restructuring welfare spending in Slovenia
Kierzenkowski, Rafał - 2013
care, which would generate savings in the medium term. Further increasing the effective retirement age and reforming the …
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Pension fund investment in infrastructure : a comparison between Australia and Canada
Inderst, Georg; Della Croce, Raffaele - 2013
Australian and Canadian pension funds have been pioneers in infrastructure investing since the early 1990s. They also have the highest asset allocation to infrastructure around the globe today. This paper compares and contrasts the experience of institutional investors in the two countries...
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Policies to support sustainable long-term growth in New Zealand
Cheung, Calista - 2013
As its workforce ages and major economies shift towards producing higher value-added goods and services, New Zealand will face increasing challenges to remain globally competitive and maintain high living standards. Future growth will need to come increasingly from productivity gains, and...
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Towards a more inclusive labour market in Hungary
Kierzenkowski, Rafał - 2012
A rapid decrease in unemployment is a short-term priority to limit social problems and reduce the risk of rising structural unemployment. To this end, strengthening labour market policies to sustain labour demand is key. The public works programme should remain temporary and become more focused...
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The German labour market : preparing for the future
Hüfner, Felix; Klein, Caroline - 2012
The strength of the German labour market response to the financial crisis of 2008-09 demonstrated the benefits of past labour market reforms, which raised work incentives, improved job matching and increased working hour flexibility. Going forward, the government should build on this success and...
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Institutional investors and infrastructure financing
Della Croce, Raffaele; Yermo, Juan - 2013
The economic downturn is likely to have a lasting impact on the fund management industry and on long term asset allocation strategies of institutional investors. On one hand, in promoting more cautious investment strategies and a greater focus on portfolio risk management in the coming years. On...
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