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07JanJanuary 7, 2019

The Populist Backlash Against Europe: Why Only Alternative Economic and Social Policies Can Stop the Rise of Populism in Europe

By Bojan Bugaric (University of Sheffield, Department of Law) The European Union is facing an unprecedented political crisis. This club of liberal and democratic countries has been confronted by a nationalist and populist backlash that threatens the core principles at the very heart of the EU. Capitalizing on the European sovereign debt crisis, the backlash against refugees streaming in from the Middle East, public angst over the growing terror threat, and Brexit, previously fringe populist political parties are growing with...

January 7, 2019

Articles, Pension design, System Sustainability2018, Europe, Political economy, Public Policy, Social Protection

17DecDecember 17, 2018

Meeting India’s Retirement Challenge

By Richard Jackson ALTHOUGH RAPID DEVELOPMENT BRINGS GREAT BENEFITS, it also creates great challenges. Among the most critical is ensuring a measure of security for the old, who often find themselves vulnerable and marginalized as economic growth accelerates and traditional social and cultural norms are overturned. When rapid development is combined with rapid population aging, confronting the challenge becomes all the more urgent. India is one of the world’s most rapidly developing countries. Like most emerging markets, it is also progressing...

December 17, 2018

Aging, Books, Regulation, System SustainabilityIndia, Labor Market, Political economy

04DecDecember 4, 2018

OECD Pensions Outlook 2018

The 2018 edition of the OECD Pensions Outlook examines how pension systems are adapting to improve retirement outcomes. It focuses on designing funded pensions and assesses how different pension arrangements can be combined taking into account various policy objectives and risks involved in saving for retirement. It looks at how countries can improve the design of financial incentives, and presents policy guidelines on aligning charges and costs of providing funded pensions. This edition also draws lessons from nationally significant investment...

December 4, 2018

Adequacy, Books, Corporate Governance, Labor Market, System Sustainability

02NovNovember 2, 2018

Fintech for Financial Inclusion: A Framework for Digital Financial Transformation

By Douglas W. Arner (The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Law), Ross P. Buckley (University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Faculty of Law), Dirk A. Zetzsche (Universite du Luxembourg - Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance; Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf - Center for Business & Corporate Law (CBC)) Access to finance, financial inclusion and financial sector development have long been major policy objectives. A series of initiatives have aimed to increase access to finance and financial inclusion,...

November 2, 2018

Articles, Labor Market, System Sustainability2018, Financial Inclusion, Technology

22OctOctober 22, 2018

Social Protection in Developing Countries: Reforming Systems

By Katja Bender,‎ Markus Kaltenborn,‎ Christian Pfleiderer Providing universal access to social protection and health systems for all members of society, including the poor and vulnerable, is increasingly considered crucial to international development debates. This is the first book to explore from an interdisciplinary and global perspective the reforms of social protection systems introduced in recent years by many governments of low and middle-income countries. Although a growing body of literature has been concerned with the design and impact of social...

October 22, 2018

Books, System SustainabilitySocial Protection, Social Security

22OctOctober 22, 2018

The Pivotal Role of Fairness: Which Consumers Like Annuities?

By Suzanne B. Shu (University of California, Los Angeles - Anderson School of Management), Robert Zeithammer (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management), John W. Payne (Duke University - Marketing) Life annuities can be a valuable component of the decumulation stage of wealth during retirement. While economists argue that most retirees should annuitize, actual demand in the marketplace is low. We analyze data from two studies to determine how measurable individual differences among consumers affect their...

October 22, 2018

Articles, Pension design, System Sustainability2018, Income, Payout, Savings

22OctOctober 22, 2018

The Chinese Pension System

By Hanming Fang (University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)) & Jin Feng (Fudan University - School of Economics) We provide a detailed overview of the current state of the Chinese pension system, as well as its development, its problems and some ideas for future reforms. (more…)

October 22, 2018

Articles, Labor Market, Pension design, System Sustainability2018, China, Coverage

05OctOctober 5, 2018

The Experts’ War on Poverty: Social Research and the Welfare Agenda in Postwar America (American Institutions and Society)

By Romain D. Huret,‎ John Angell In the critically acclaimed La Fin de la Pauverté, Romain D. Huret identifies a network of experts who were dedicated to the post-World War II battle against poverty in the United States. John Angell’s translation of Huret’s work brings to light for an English-speaking audience this critical set of intellectuals working in federal government, academic institutions, and think tanks. Their efforts to create a policy bureaucracy to support federal socio-economic action spanned from the...

October 5, 2018

Books, Pension design, System Sustainability2018, Income, Labor Market, Public Policy

28SepSeptember 28, 2018

Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Evaluation of the Effects of Corruption on Public Projects

By Robert J Brent (Fordham University) Cost–benefit analysis (CBA) is the basis for rational economic decision making, whether it is for the government or individuals. If benefits are greater than costs, then a project or activity should be expanded. If costs are greater than the benefits, the project or activity should be contracted. And if benefits equal costs, the existing scale of operations is optimal. A social CBA obtains its measurement principles concerning the benefits and costs from applied welfare...

September 28, 2018

Articles, System Sustainability2018, Public Policy, Social Protection

17SepSeptember 17, 2018

2018 Global Retirement Index: An in-depth assessment of welfare in retirement around the world

From Natixis Retirement security is arguably at the crossroads of history. On one side is the three-pillar funding model that’s been the basis of retirement systems across the globe for the better part of a century. On the other is the reality of 21st century demographics, fiscal imbalances, and monetary policies that are straining the resources of governments, employers and individuals worldwide. In the balance is our ability as a society to provide individuals with the opportunities and resources that...

September 17, 2018

Adequacy, Books, Labor Market, System Sustainability2018, Corporate Governance, Management, Public Policy

January 2019

December 2018

Meeting India’s Retirement Challenge

OECD Pensions Outlook 2018

November 2018

Fintech for Financial Inclusion: A Framework for Digital Financial Transformation

October 2018

The Pivotal Role of Fairness: Which Consumers Like Annuities?

The Chinese Pension System

The Experts’ War on Poverty: Social Research and the Welfare Agenda in Postwar America (American Institutions and Society)

September 2018

2018 Global Retirement Index: An in-depth assessment of welfare in retirement around the world