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UNINA9910455880403321 |
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Titolo |
Social dynamics of adolescent fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Caroline H. Bledsoe and Barney Cohen, editors |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993 |
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1-280-19610-6 |
9786610196104 |
0-309-58553-8 |
0-585-14348-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BledsoeCaroline H |
CohenBarney <1959-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Teenage pregnancy - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Teenagers - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions |
Teenagers - Sexual behavior - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Sexual ethics - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Fertility, Human - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility, Panel on the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-208). |
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UNINA9911019727403321 |
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Autore |
Blake David <1954-> |
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Pension economics / / David Blake |
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Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2006 |
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9786610721474 |
9781119205968 |
1119205964 |
9781280721472 |
1280721472 |
9780470058718 |
0470058714 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Old age pensions |
Pension trusts - Investments - Econometric models |
Portfolio management - Econometric models |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1.1 What is pension economics? -- 1.2 Types of pension scheme -- 1.3 Conclusions -- Questions -- References -- Individual pension decision making -- 2.1 The life cycle model -- 2.2 Pensions and savings -- 2.3 Pensions and retirement decisions -- 2.4 Empirical studies testing the validity of the life cycle model -- 2.5 The Feldstein life cycle model with induced retirement -- 2.6 Conclusion -- Questions -- References -- Corporate pension decision making -- 3.1 The provision of pensions by corporations -- 3.2 The role of pensions in employment contracts -- 3.3 The nature of corporate pension liabilities -- 3.4 Quitting and mandatory retirement -- 3.5 Tax and pension fund policy -- 3.6 Agency costs in pension schemes and pension funds -- 3.7 Conclusions -- Questions -- References -- Pensions in the Diamond-Samuelson overlapping generations model with certain lifetimes -- 4.1 The two-period Diamond-Samuelson OLG model -- 4.2 Pension in the Diamond-Samuelson OLG model with exogenous labour supply and |
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retirement -- 4.3 PAYG pensions in the Diamond-Samuelson OLG model with endogenous labour supply and retirement -- 4.4 Conclusions -- Questions -- References -- Pensions in the Blanchard-Yaari overlapping generations model with uncertain lifetimes -- 5.1 The Blanchard-Yaari OLG model with uncertain lifetimes -- 5.2 PAYG pensions in the Blanchard-Yaari old model with endogenous labour supply and mandatory retirement -- 5.3 Conclusions -- Questions -- References -- The economics of ageing and generational accounting -- 6.1 The macroeconomic effects of ageing : declining population growth and the increasing dependency ratio -- 6.2 Pensions in the Diamond-Samuelson OLG model with a variable population growth rate -- 6.3 Generational accounting -- 6.4 Conclusions -- Questions -- References -- Risk sharing and redistribution in pension schemes -- 7.1 Risks in private pension schemes -- 7.2 Risk sharing in personal pension schemes -- 7.3 Risk sharing in occupational pension schemes -- 7.4 Redistribution in private pension schemes -- 7.5 Private sector market failure and the compensating role of state pension schemes -- 7.6 Risks in state pension schemes -- 7.7 Risk sharing in state pension schemes -- 7.8 Redistribution in state pension schemes -- 7.9 The viability of PAYG state pension systems and the transition costs to funding viability -- 7.10 Conclusions -- Questions -- References -- Behavioural pension economics -- 8.1 The accumulation phase -- 8.2 The decumulation phase -- 8.3 Conclusions -- Questions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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While not attempting to train readers as professional economists, this book aims to provide a secure grounding in the theory and practice of economics insofar as it deals with pension matters. From reading this book, the user will understand:* The key types of pension scheme* The role of pensions in maximizing individual lifetime welfare* The role of pensions in individual savings and retirement decisions* The role and consequences of the pension plan from the company's viewpoint* The role of pensions in promoting aggregate savings* The role of pensions and retirement i |
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