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Pension funds in sub-Saharan AfricaThe population structure the world over is going through a demographic shift, and the elderly proportion is projected to increase with population growth...
Elderly care Pensions SavingSeminar
SA-TIED seminar on pension-related tax expendituresOn 03 May the SA-TIED programme will host an online seminar on pension-related tax expenditures. The presentation will be given by Agustin Redonda and Chris Axelson under the SA-TIED project work stream on Public revenue for inclusive development ...
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Good intentions falling short – the case of pension-related tax expenditures in South Africa
Tax benefits to boost contributions into pension funds or pension-related tax expenditures (PTEs) are used widely by governments worldwide to address issues related to the aging of population and the sustainability of retirement systems...
Inequality Tax administration data Tax expendituresWorking Paper
Assessing pension-related tax expenditures in South Africa: Evidence from the 2016 retirement reformIn 2016, the South African government introduced a comprehensive reform to simplify and harmonize the pension system in order to incentivize pension savings and increase the fairness of the retirement system...
Pensions Tax incentive InequalityWorking Paper
Old-age pensions and female labour supply in IndiaWhether cash transfers have unintended behavioural effects on the recipient household’s labour supply is of considerable policy interest...
Childcare Employment Income effectWorking Paper
Exploring options for a universal old age pension in Tanzania MainlandThe provision of a universal old age pension is increasingly recognized as an important instrument for strengthening and extending social protection...
Microsimulation Old age Non-contributory pensionsJournal Article
The Intergenerational Impact of China's New Rural Pension SchemePart of Journal Special Issue Welfare and distributive effects of social assistance in the Global South
China Intergenerational Mobility PensionsJournal Article
Identity Documents, Welfare Enhancement, and Group Empowerment in the Global SouthPart of Journal Special Issue Legal Empowerment and Group-Based Inequality
Identity Legal empowerment WelfareWorking Paper
Smoothing or strengthening the ‘Great Gatsby curve’?: The intergenerational impact of China’s New Rural Pension SchemeWe examine the heterogeneous and dynamic impact of China’s New Rural Pension Scheme on intergenerational wealth dependence using a nationally representative longitudinal household survey covering the period 2011–13...
China Intergenerational Mobility PensionsWorking Paper
Government intervention need for social security improvement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A theoretical analysis using the principal–agent modelAfrican populations need better support through social protection mechanisms...
Social security Pensions ContractsWorking Paper
Formalizing safety nets and the requirements to obtain them: An increased role for identity documents in the Global SouthHaving a birth certificate is a stepping stone to acquiring an array of rights and benefits, including other documents necessary to navigate in and outside of one’s home country...
Pensions Transfer paymentsBlog
Standards, Codes and Pension Flows
by Helmut Reisen The case for mutual benefits arising from the global diversification of portfolios holds well for funded retirement savings...
Accounting Financial institutions Institutional economicsBook
Finance and the Real Economy: Issues and Case Studies in Developing CountriesThe present volume contains six papers on financial-policy issues and country experiences, presented at a joint ECLAC/UNU-WIDER/UNCTAD seminar held at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile, on 5-6 October 1992...
Banking Finance PensionsBook Chapter
Pension System Reforms and Savings in Latin America and Caribbean Countries with Special Reference to ChileFrom the book: Finance and the Real Economy
Banking Finance PensionsBook
Social Security in Developing CountriesThe term "social security" has a very different meaning in underdeveloped countries -- whose populations live in great insecurity -- and is best understood as poverty alleviation...
Pensions Public welfare Social security