- Social transfers accelerate progress towards the MDGs, but the elderly are still not being recognised as a priority
- A. Walker Bourne; F. Morgan / HelpAge International, 2010
- Non-contributory pensions enable poor older people to provide for their future and the future of their families. Alongside other social transfer schemes, pensions are now being seen to help reduce old age and intergenerational poverty...
- How much universal pensions might cost in Latin America
- J.-J. Dethier; P. Pestieau; R. Ali / Center for Operations Research and Econometrics, 2010
- Alleviating old age poverty requires a different approach from other age groups. This paper examines the impact on old age poverty and the fiscal cost of universal minimum old age pensions in Latin America using recent household surve...
- Reasons behind old-age vulnerability in Latin America
- S. Huenchuan (ed); S. Schkolnik; M. Villa / CEPAL - ECLAC Database, 2010
- This book examines the ageing phenomenon in Latin American countries from the demographic perspectives, and the guaranteeing of human rights in old-age. The book catches two notable facts about the region: population is ageing faster ...
- How family members can help those on ART - evidence from Cambodia and Thailand
- J.E. Knodel; S. Hak; C. Khuon; S. Dane; J. McAndrew / Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2010
- In both Cambodia and Thailand, efforts to augment Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) treatment adherence are being made within a ‘continuum of care’ framework. So far, focus has been mainly on the role of PLHA groups and peer as...
- India Post
- Indian Government department running postal services, part of Department of Post, Ministry of Communications & IT.
- Using India Post to increase banking services for the poor
- India Post, 2010
- The India Post network has over 155,000 branches - twice as many as the outreach of all commercial banks in India put together. This Report, produced by an inter-ministerial committee on financial inclusion, recommends that India Post...
- Chinese elderly population continues to grow but the availability of family caregivers is decreasing
- Population Reference Bureau, 2010
- The proportion of elderly citizens in China will continue to grow very quickly, as a combination of China’s one-child policy and low mortality takes effect, increasing the stress on an already troubled health care system. Only 4...
- Is there a link between pension schemes and fertility levels in Africa?
- G. Holmqvist / Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, 2010
- Whilst the impact on fertility of child-related cash transfer in developing countries is fiercely debated, the author of this paper argues that little attention is paid to the fertility impact of old-age cash transfers. A ...
- Ideas for recession-proof pension systems
- J. Yermo; C. Severinson / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2010
- This paper discusses the impact of the crisis on DB pension schemes and the temporary responses taken by regulators to help ease financially strained plan sponsors. It also presents suggestions to governments and policy-makers for mak...
- BBVA Research (BBVA)
- Research wing of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, a multinational banking and financial services organisation. Originally Spanish, it has a major presence in Latin America. Research outputs cover: Macroeconomic Analysis Sectorial Analysis Global Trends Pensions
- Improving rural and urban pension provision in China
- R. Herd; Y.-W. Hu; V. Koen / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2010
- China’s population is ageing fast, owing to low fertility and rising life expectancy. Migration of the young to urban areas is raising the proportion of the elderly in the rural population and the increase in the old-age de...
- How could antiretroviral therapy in Thailand allow AIDS-infected persons to materially support their old-aged parents?
- J. Knodel; J. Kespichayawattana; C. Saengtienchai; S. Wiwatwanich / Impact of the AIDS Epidemic on Older Persons, 2010
- This report focuses on the implications of the AIDS epidemic on older aged parents, in particular in the context of the increasing availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART). The report examines the situation in Thailand and focuses...
- Automating cash transfer payments in Africa
- Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2010
- Delivery of cash transfers typically involves a compromise between the cost of reaching recipients literally at the door of their homes, and the savings from providing them at a central point to which recipients must travel to re...
- Response to "Targeting Social Cash Transfers" comment
- C. Gorical / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2009
- Responding to the paper Targeting Social Cash Transfers comment, (on the process of defining target groups and designing the targeting mechanism for the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Scheme), the author of this response suggests that th...
- Ageing might not have much effect on economic growth if private and public sectors adjust to newly emerging societal structures
- D.E. Bloom; D. Canning; G. Fink / Harvard School of Public Health, 2010
- This article examines the nature and magnitude of population forecasts and reviews evidence on the effects of population ageing on national economic performance. Although population ageing is certainly occurring and will have potentia...
- How eligibility rules affect access to pensions In Latin America
- A. Forteza; I. Apella; E. Fajnzylber / Social Protection and Labour, World Bank, 2010
- This paper proposes alternative methods to project pension rights and implement these methods in Chile, Uruguay and Argentina. The paper indicates that the histories of contribution required to access pensions are apparently unattaina...
- How increasing old-age pension provision impacts on retirement decisions in a poor country
- A.M. Danzer / Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, 2010
- Although a number of emerging countries have successfully introduced non-contributory pensions with broad coverage, very little is known about the labour market and retirement effects of pension systems in the developing world. Lookin...
- How to build more a sustainable pension for future generations
- D.C. John; R. Levine / Retirement Security Project, Brookings, 2010
- Americans today face precarious retirement prospects that have only been made worse by the recession that began in 2007. The US social security system will only be solvent until 2019, after which it will spend more in benefits than it...
- American Indian elders are on the crest of a chronic disease epidemic
- D.E. Satter; S.P. Wallace / Health Disparities Program, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 2010
- The elderly population (age 55 and older) among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) is projected to increase from 5.5% of the total U.S. AIAN population in 1990 to 12.6% in 2050. Many are failing to participate in health insura...
- How the Indian pension system falls behind the OECD benchmark
- R.K. Jha; S. Bhattacharyya / Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2010
- In India the lack of a wide social security net has serious implications for well-being of aged, poor people who are unable to meet their old age needs. India’s workforce is largely based in unorganised sector where pension prov...
- ECNAGING
- List disseminating research on ageing
- AARP Guide to Internet Resources Related to Aging
- List of Internet based reources on ageing issues
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
- Demographics research institute
- Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin (CDHA)
- Research centre on ageing issues
- Population Studies Center, University of Michigan (PSC)
- Research and training centre on demographic issues
- European NGOs for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Population and Development (EuroNGOs)
- Advocacy organisation on reproductive health and rights
- Global Aging Initiative Program (CSIS)
- Researching aging in connection with other global policy challenges
- Pensions Online, World Bank
- World Bank's involvement in pension issues
- International Longevity Centre (ILC)
- Research and promotion of social and economic ageing matters
- Population Reference Bureau (PRB)
- Research organisation covering US and international population trends and addressing issues such as health, education, environment and HIV/AIDS
