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  Can 401(k) plans provide adequate retirement resources?

  Pension Research Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2009

  Despite only having been in existence for 27 years – less than a typical working career – some analysts seem to have concluded that 401(k) plans are a failure.
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  Investing for the old age: pensions, children and savings

  Social Protection and Labor, World Bank, 2009

  In the last century most countries have experienced both an increase in pension spending and a decline in fertility. This paper argues that the interplay of pension generosity and development of capital markets is crucial to understand fertility decisions.
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  Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)

  The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) is a cross-national data archive located in Luxembourg. The LIS archive contains two primary databases.
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  Pension markets in focus, December 2008

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008

  This feature discusses the impacts of the current financial crisis on private pension regimes. It points out that private pension schemes in the OECD area have lost nearly 20% of their assets between January and October 2008.In defined benefit plans:
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  Socioeconomic differences in mortality - implications for pension policy

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2008

  The report discusses implications of mortality differentials for five major areas of pension policy: the progressivity of the pension system, the pension eligibility age, the retirement incentives, future pension expenditures and private pensions. Mortality depends on socio-economic status and these factors are highlighted:
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  The economic effects of restricted access to land in the West Bank

  World Bank, 2008

  In developing countries, land often provides a foundation for economic activities in a variety of sectors. In the West Bank, it takes on a particular significance as economic activity is stifled by conflict and much of the land area is inaccessible due to Israeli restrictions on movement of people and access to natural resources.
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  Tackling poverty in old age: a universal pension for Sri Lanka

  HelpAge International, 2008

  While 25% of Sri Lanka's population will be older than 60 years by 2041, the country's existing pension system is unable to guarantee a minimum income to the elderly since:
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  Population ageing in Malawi: understanding challenges, responding to opportunities: proceedings of the meeting held in Lilongwe, Malawi on 28-29 November 2007

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008

  This report summarises the themes that emerged as priorities as a result of papers presented at a joint BSF (Bingu Silvergrey Foundation for the Elderly) / FAO meeting on population ageing issues in Malawi: Papers presented covered:
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  The management of cross-border capital flows and macroeconomic stability in China

  Third World Network, 2008

  China’s gradual approach to financial liberalisation and capital account openness is a key element contributing to its rapid and highly stable growth. Capital controls in China have been gradually relaxed, as part of its efforts to integrate into the global financial system.
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  Salt, soap and shoes for school, evaluation report. The impact of pensions on the lives of older people and grandchildren in the KwaWazee project in Tanzania’s Kagera region

  Kwa Wazee, 2008

  Cash transfers have become an increasingly popular way of providing social protection in low-income African countries. This study aims to find out more about the impact of social pensions for older people and the combination with child benefits in older people headed households, and what can be learnt from the experiences with this approach in the Kwa Wazee project in Tanzania.

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