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Reforms to an individual account pension system and their effects on work and contribution decisions: the case of Chile
Pension Research Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2008This study evaluates the effect of Chile’s pension system rules and regulations on individuals’ contribution and working decisions. In 1980 Chile was the first country to switch from a pay-as-you-go system to aDocumentThe impact of the demographic dividend on three key support systems: education, health care, and pensions
2008The possible economic benefits of the demographic dividend and the possible detrimental aspects of population ageing both originate in the economic life cycle a pattern of economic activity that has been found to be broadly similar across countries, with some important variations.DocumentPoverty of children and older adults: Taiwan’s case in an international perspective
Luxembourg Income Study, 2008This paper examines poverty risks across countries and age groups with a special focus on Taiwan. Relative to Western countries, Taiwan has: a moderate child poverty rate a much higher elderly poverty rateDocumentEconomic implications of Mexico's sudden demographic transition
American Association of Retired Persons International Section, 2008Mexico is in the midst of an unprecedented demographic transition that is changing the size and age structure of its population Over the past three decades, lower mortality rates and higher life expectancies have been coupled with dramatically reduced fertility rates.DocumentSocial protection and ageing in Malawi
Economic and Social Department, FAO, 2008In the past, the elderly in Malawi used to depend on the economic and social support of their children and the community. With increased socio-economic difficulties and changing family ties, children fail to look after their ageing parents. Similarly, communities are failing to provide for the needs of the elderly.DocumentAn evaluation of the poverty reduction impact of the non-contributory old age pension scheme in Lesotho: The case of Manonyane
University of Pretoria, 2007In November 2004, the government of the Kingdom of Lesotho introduced a non-contributory old age pension scheme for persons 70 years of age and older. The need to reduce poverty in this particularly vulnerable group was seen as an important objective.DocumentPoverty reduction and non-contributory old age pension programme in the Roma Valley: evidence from logistic probability model
African Econometric Society, 2007In November 2004, the government of the Kingdom of Lesotho introduced an non-contributory old age pension scheme, in keeping with one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of poverty alleviation by the year 2015 and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing which calls for the involvement of the elderly in development strategies. This paper is an effort to investigate the impactDocumentThe economic and social impacts of the old age pension on the protection of the Basotho elderly and their households
University of Pretoria, 2008This paper presents the preliminary findings from survey research done between 2005 and 2007 of how the availability of a universal old age pension since November 2004 has affected the economic and social well-being of its elderly recipients in Lesotho.OrganisationAfrican Econometric Society (AES)
The African Econometric Society is an international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics.