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Social Security Reform : A Budget Neutral Approach to Reducing Older Women's Disproportional Risk of Poverty
Burkhauser, Richard V. - 2011
Perhaps the single greatest achievement of social policy in the United States over the last three decades has been reducing poverty in old age. The transition from work to retirement is no longer economically perilous for the vast majority of older American workers. For most married couples, the...
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Social Security Reform : Improving Benefit Adequacy and Economic Security for Women
Smeeding, Timothy M. - 2011
This policy brief is designed to raise awareness of the current and future economic circumstances of older women, and the ways in which Social Security reform can help alleviate their unmet needs. It considers the gaps in benefit adequacy and economic security that are not addressed by current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013125991
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India's senior citizen's policy and an examination of the life of senior citizens in North Delhi
Ota, Hitoshi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2013
The paper investigates the ageing situation in India and the development of the government initiatives for the welfare …. The main features related to ageing in India are 'feminisation', 'rurality' and 'poverty'. The survey in North Delhi …. The social security coverage such as pensions and health insurance was found quite limited among the respondents. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010633406
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Generic NDC: Equilibrium, valuation and risk sharing with and without NDC bonds
Palmer, Edward - 2011
The Non-financial (Notional) Defined Contribution (NDC) PAYGO pension scheme is a recent innovation and its generic dimensions have not previously been explored in a coherent context. This paper does this. It derives and analyzes the demographic, economic and distributional properties of NDC....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321427
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Social spending and demographics: The role of public policies in the intergenerational redistribution of income. Empirical evidence from Spain and Catalonia
López, Guillem; Mosterin, Ana - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2006
The demographic shift underway in Southern Europe requires a revision of some of the fundamental principles of the traditional welfare state. We analyze the evolution of several aspects of welfare and social expenditure over the last two decades. We find that in the context of the present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005771949
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Policy Options for Reducing Poverty and Raising Employment Rates in Israel
Hemmings, Philip - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2010
of tax breaks on pensions. This Working Paper relates to the 2010 OECD Economic Survey of Israel (www …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008552863
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Social spending and demographics: The role of public policies in the intergenerational redistribution of income. Empirical evidence from Spain and Catalonia
López, Guillem; Mosterin, Ana - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2006
The demographic shift underway in Southern Europe requires a revision of some of the fundamental principles of the traditional welfare state. We analyze the evolution of several aspects of welfare and social expenditure over the last two decades. We find that in the context of the present...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005572670
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Early retirement provision for elderly displaced workers
Kruse, Herman; Myhre, Andreas - 2022
-employee data containing information on bankruptcy dates and individual-level wealth, income, pensions and social security benefits … findings are particularly policy relevant as tightening of age-limits for old-age pensions is on the agenda in several OECD …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013341538
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Exploring options for a universal old age pension in Tanzania Mainland
Khalfan, Twahir; Kisanga, Elineema; Leyaro, Vincent; … - 2020
universal old age pensions to guarantee at least a basic level of social security. However, such a benefit has not been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424068
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Early retirement provision for elderly displaced workers
Kruse, Herman; Myhre, Andreas - 2022
-employee data containing information on bankruptcy dates and individual-level wealth, income, pensions and social security benefits … findings are particularly policy relevant as tightening of age-limits for old-age pensions is on the agenda in several OECD …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013480206