January 2022
06Jan

The Future of Multi-Pillar Pensions

By Lans Bovenberg, Casper van Ewijk & Ed Westerhout Pension systems are under serious pressure worldwide. This pressure stems not only from the well-known trend of population aging, but also from those of increasing heterogeneity of the population and increasing labour mobility. The current economic crisis has aggravated these problems, thereby exposing the vulnerability of many pension schemes to macroeconomic shocks. This book reconsiders the multi-pillar pension scheme against the background of these pressures. It adopts an integral perspective and...

January 6, 2022
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06Jan

Racial Inequality in Unemployment Insurance Receipt and Take-Up

By Elira Kuka & Bryan A. Stuart This paper studies differences in receipt and take-up of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits among white and Black individuals. We combine state-level UI regulations with data containing detailed information on individuals’ work history and UI receipt. Black individuals who separate from a job are 24% less likely to receive UI than whites. The UI receipt gap stems primarily from lower take-up of UI benefits among likely eligible individuals, as opposed to differences in benefit...

January 6, 2022
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06Jan

The Asymmetry in Responsible Investing Preferences

By Jacquelyn Humphrey, Shimon Kogan, Jacob Sagi & Laura Starks We design an experiment to understand how social preferences affect investment decisions through stock allocations and probability assessments. The major preference channel is asymmetric in social outcomes – although negative and positive responsible investment (RI) externalities have the same magnitudes, negative externalities have greater impact on investment choices. The effect is persistent, but heterogenous. We also find asymmetries in belief formation and learning constitute a secondary channel. Overall, our results...

January 6, 2022
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06Jan

Did Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Reduce Employment? Evidence from Early State-Level Expirations in June 2021

By Harry J. Holzer, R. Glenn Hubbard & Michael R. Strain The generosity of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits was expanded during the pandemic (FPUC), along with the groups of workers eligible for benefits (PUA). These two programs were set to expire in September 2021, but 18 states opted out of both in June 2021. Using Current Population Survey data, we present difference-in-difference and event study estimates that the flow of unemployed workers into employment increased by around two-thirds following early...

January 6, 2022
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06Jan

UK pension risk settlements to see volumes of over £45bn in 2021: Aon

Aon expects the UK pension risk settlement market to see volumes of over £45 billion reported for full-year 2021, making it the third year in a row that it has reached this level. Compared with recent years, the market in the first half of 2021 was relatively subdued with £7.7 billion of bulk annuity deals completed. However, the pace then accelerated in the next six months and Aon expects that there will be close to £30 billion of bulk annuity deals...

January 6, 2022
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06Jan

Commentary: China and ESG — a delicate balance

China and sustainable investing are two of the most important growth drivers for the asset management industry. So far, fund managers have pursued these two efforts in splendid isolation, without worrying about how activism at home might affect business in China. We expect this partition of affairs won't be sustainable for much longer. China represents the single most attractive new growth region for asset managers. It is already the second-largest market (after the U.S.) for asset management services: By year-end...

January 6, 2022
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Chile. Las claves para entender la Pensión Garantizada Universal
06Jan

Chile. Las claves para entender la Pensión Garantizada Universal

La Pensión Garantizada Universal (PGU) entregará $185 mil a todas las personas sobre 65 años del 80% de la población más vulnerable. La Pensión Garantizada Universal, ingresada desde el Ejecutivo, y aprobada en la Cámara de Diputadas y Diputados, contempla reemplazar al Pilar Solidario, entregando $185 mil a la población mayor de 65 años que esté dentro del 80% más vulnerable (y otro monto reducido para el 80%-90%), y costará cerca del 0.95% del PIB nacional. El proyecto de ley para...

January 6, 2022
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México. Diputados plantean reforma a la pensión por viudez
06Jan

México. Diputados plantean reforma a la pensión por viudez

Diputados plantean reforma a la pensión por viudez No se justifica el porqué la viuda (o) que contrae nuevas nupcias pierde su derecho a obtener la pensión por viudez Al disolverse la sociedad se formará un inventario en el cual no quedarán incluidos los objetos de uso personal de cada parte. Al disolverse la sociedad se formará un inventario en el cual no quedarán incluidos los objetos de uso personal de cada parte. (Foto: iStock) La diputada Mary Carmen Bernal Martínez, del Partido...

January 6, 2022
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República Dominicana. Abinader dispone nivelar pensiones civiles y policiales en 10,000 pesos mensuales
06Jan

República Dominicana. Abinader dispone nivelar pensiones civiles y policiales en 10,000 pesos mensuales

El presidente Luis Abinader dispuso que, con efectividad inmediata para este mes de enero, la Dirección General de Jubilaciones y Pensiones a Cargo del Estado niveló a 10,000 pesos mensuales todas las pensiones civiles activas que se encuentren por debajo de dicho monto. Esta medida no sólo impactará a los pensionados directos, sino que también se hará efectiva para aquellos que reciben pensión por concepto de sobrevivencia. La iniciativa tendrá un impacto económico para el año 2022 de unos 1,380 millones...

January 6, 2022
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06Jan

The great population growth slowdown

At the stroke of midnight on January 1, New York City welcomed its first new inhabitant of 2022: Leyla Gessel Tzunun Garcia, born as the new year began at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn. Read also India’s jobs crisis is more serious than it seems Given changing trends around population and fertility, though, there’s less competition to become the first baby of the new year than there used to be. Fewer babies were born in New York City in 2020 than...

January 6, 2022
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