Waiting to get a pension: The impact of pension eligibility on psychological distress.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4488
Abstract: In this paper, we examine how pension eligibility affects the psychological distress levels of older women in Australia by exploiting the exogenous changes in the eligibility ages of the old Age Pension (AP). The unique… read more here.
Keywords: eligibility; pension; psychological distress; pension eligibility ... See more keywords
Pension Systems in the EU — Some Policy Issues
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DOI: 10.1007/s10272-020-0873-5
Abstract: To what extent a pension system can be judged fair given structural differences in life expectancy across socioeconomic groups is not straightforward and will depend on the exact design of the system and other social… read more here.
Keywords: pension; system; pension systems; systems policy ... See more keywords
Lessons From Italy: A Good Pension System Needs an Effective Broader Social Policy Framework
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DOI: 10.1007/s10272-020-0874-4
Abstract: Italy, which is sometimes considered a laggard in terms of social and economic reforms, can boast a pension system that is, by and large, functioning sufficiently well in terms of ensuring an adequate purchasing power… read more here.
Keywords: pension; italy good; pension system; good pension ... See more keywords
Pension schemes versus real estate
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DOI: 10.1007/s10479-019-03241-y
Abstract: The demographic, economic and social changes that have characterized the last decades, and the dramatic financial crisis that has taken place since 2008, have led to a demand for structural changes in the pension sector… read more here.
Keywords: pension; versus real; schemes versus; real estate ... See more keywords
Voluntary Pensions Development and the Adequacy of the Mandatory Pension System: Is There a Trade-Off?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-018-2001-5
Abstract: The policy-makers’ efforts to increase the role of voluntary pension systems observed in many countries reflect a more general tendency, which is the privatisation of social risks. The paper examines, from a comparative perspective, to… read more here.
Keywords: pension; system; pension systems; voluntary pensions ... See more keywords
Determinants of defined-contribution corporate pension adoptions in Japan
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DOI: 10.1007/s12197-020-09536-2
Abstract: Traditional Japanese corporate pension plans with defined benefits (DB) have been saddled with serious underfunding difficulties since the major stock market crash of the early 1990s. An alternative defined-contribution (DC) plan circumvents the underfunding problem… read more here.
Keywords: pension; determinants defined; contribution corporate; corporate pension ... See more keywords
Mind the gap: Turkish case study of policy change in private pension schemes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bir.2017.11.003
Abstract: Inadequacy of domestic savings in Turkey limits the potential for sustainable growth in the long-term and exacerbates the vulnerabilities associated with dependency on volatile foreign capital flows. The private pension system that was designed to… read more here.
Keywords: pension; pension system; state contribution; private pension ... See more keywords
Raising productivity with pension premium
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2020.01.009
Abstract: Abstract We argue that parents underinvest in growing their own children's capability in the absence of property rights over their future income, and that causes economic waste. No amount of collaborative choice among contemporary adults… read more here.
Keywords: pension; pension premium; productivity pension; raising productivity ... See more keywords
Firm boundaries, incentives, and fund performance: Evidence from a private pension fund system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ememar.2020.100682
Abstract: Abstract The private pension fund system in Turkey presents a unique institutional structure where bank holding companies can own both private pension companies and asset management firms. More often than not, pension companies delegate their… read more here.
Keywords: pension; pension fund; fund; private pension ... See more keywords
Conflicting commitments? Examining pension funds, fossil fuel assets and climate policy in the organisation for economic co-operation and development (OECD)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101736
Abstract: Abstract The 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change implicitly calls for leaving 80% of coal, 50% of gas and 33% of oil reserves underground. This paper studies the scarcely addressed relationship between investors like pension… read more here.
Keywords: pension; fossil fuel; climate policy; pension funds ... See more keywords
Challenges facing Malaysia pension scheme in an era of ageing population
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2018.10.017
Abstract: Abstract Over the past decade remarkable changes in Malaysia's demographic composition has occurred; featuring increased life expectancy, falling fertility and population ageing. These trends raise the issue of the sustainability of Malaysia's existing pension scheme… read more here.
Keywords: pension; pension scheme; population; challenges facing ... See more keywords