We're not getting any younger

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06-May-2007

Monika Queisser

The world's population is ageing, and it's forcing us to make some tough choices about how we pay for our collective old age. M. Queisser (OECD) was invited by B. Thorne to take part into the ageing population debate at the Amsterdam Forum (Radio Netherlands Worldwide).

Pension Challenges and Pension Reforms in OECD Countries

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20-Jun-2006

Peter Whiteford and Edward Whitehouse

Recent pension reforms in OECD countries have a number of common themes. First, pension eligibility conditions have been tightened. Second, the indexation of pensions in payment has become less generous. ...

Income development, poverty and pension distribution among older people: recent OECD evidence

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30-Mar-2006

Michael Förster

Presentation at a Joint EU–OECD conference on pensions, on 23 March 2006 in Bruxelles.
What were the broad changes in age-specific relative income levels over the past two decades? Did old-age poverty continue to decline? How did the “income package” of older persons evolve recently?

Pension Challenges and Pension Reforms in OECD Countries (a powerpoint presentation at the OECD-Korea Social Policy Center's seminar)

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11-Nov-2005

Peter Whiteford

The challenges posed by demographic changes to OECD countries are now well-recognised. All OECD countries are experiencing significant population ageing as a result of falling fertility rates and increased life expectancy.

Assets-testing in Social Assistance Programmes - Are the Welfare states moving towards ”savefare”? (Presentation)

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31-May-2005

Ivar Lødemel

Redistribution between rich and poor in OECD countries (Presentation)

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31-May-2005

Peter Whiteford

Redistribution across the life course in social protection systems (Presentation)

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31-May-2005

Ann-Charlotte Ståhlberg

Asset-based social programs: response (Presentation)

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31-May-2005

Elaine Kempson

Asset-based social programs: A critical analysis of current initiatives (Presentation)

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31-May-2005

Michael Mendelson

Life course policies and the labour market (Presentation)

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31-May-2005

Christine Erhel

Life course and the labour market: some theoretical foundations for analysis