Essays about: "Pension reform"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Pension reform.
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1. The pension reform of 1948 and its potential effect on health for older adults in Sweden during the middle of the 20th century : A description of the pension reforms in the eldercare between the years of 1913 and 1948 in Sweden, and the potential effect of the reform in 1948 on death rates for those 67 years and older during the middle of the 20th century.
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskapAbstract : Background: In 1946, a proposal was made for a law on national pensions with the aim of reforming the pension system and giving pensioners better finances, which later was implemented at 1948. The theory of the social determinants of health suggests that income is an important factor that has an impact on health. READ MORE
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2. The Individualised Swedish Pension System: A qualitative study on foreign-born women's retirement planning
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The Swedish pension reform in the 1990s introduced several individualistic features and a debate has emerged on the implications of the structure and if policymakers behind the reform had unrealistic assumptions on economic behaviour. Given the potential negative implications of the current structure and the projections on how foreign-born women is at risk of receiving future low pensions, a qualitative study was done focusing on the individual reflections on how some foreign-born women perceive their future retirement and how they navigate when making pension-related decisions. READ MORE
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3. Should some be left behind in the race to increase the retirement age? Evidence from a life-cycle model pension reform simulation for Sweden.
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Governments across the world are undertaking retirement age reforms to preserve fiscal sustainability in the face of population aging. However, research suggests that increasing the retirement age often has the unwanted side effect of increased disability insurance claiming, which can offset a big part of the savings realized due to lower spending on retirement benefits. READ MORE
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4. Paying too fast and too slow - Heterogeneous Life Expectancy and the Swedish Public Pension System
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : In many pension systems, pension benefits are calculated based on the life expectancy in the population. However, in recent years the gap in life expectancy and mortality across socioeconomic groups has been growing in Sweden and the OECD. READ MORE
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5. Chaebol Reform: Politics of Introducing Business Reforms in South Korea
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : Calls to implement corporate reforms in South Korea reached its apex with the strong public outrage at 2016 Presidential corruption scandal involving the largest business groups within the country. In 2017, the newly elected President Moon Jae In promised to achieve corporate reforms that past administrations struggled to engage with. READ MORE
