July 2026
24Jul

Pensions at a Glance Asia/Pacific 2024

By OECD This study presents a range of indicators to enable comparisons between the pension systems of economies in the Asia/Pacific region. It also includes data for the larger countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD). The report was drafted by Andrew Reilly of the Social Policy Division of the OECD Secretariat. Lucy Hulett prepared the manuscript for publication. For this sixth report we are again indebted to the national experts who contributed to...

July 24, 2026
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June 2026
10Jun

Envejecimiento activo en Latinoamérica: Revisión narrativa de la literatura

Por María Alejandra Favela-Ocaño & María del Carmen Castro-Vásquez Objetivo: Presentar una revisión narrativa de la literatura sobre el envejecimiento activo en Latinoamérica. Material y métodos: La búsqueda de artículos se efectuó en las bases de datos EBSCO Host, Web of Science, SciELO, Redalyc, Dialnet plus, JSTOR, Google Académico y Biblioteca CLACSO, considerando los que incluyeron personas de 60 años y más, realizados en algún país de Latinoamérica, en idioma español, inglés y portugués, publicados del año 2011 al 2021, de acceso abierto...

June 10, 2026
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03Jun

Encuesta 2024 sobre la Salud Mental de las Juventudes LGBTQ+ en México

Por The Trevor Project  La encuesta 2024 sobre la Salud Mental de las Juventudes LGBTQ+ en México es una iniciativa pionera liderada por The Trevor Project en colaboración con investigadorxs independientes, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y con la aprobación de un Comité de Revisión Institucional independiente en los Estados Unidos. Este esfuerzo revela, por primera vez en México, un análisis detallado del estado de la salud mental de las juventudes LGBTQ+ así como los factores de riesgo y protección que...

June 3, 2026
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May 2026
22May

Pension Fund Investment and Firm Innovation

By Cédric Schneider, Dario Pozzoli & David Pinkus We use a unique database on domestic pension fund investment to analyze the relationship between pension fund investment and innovation within Danish firms. We find a significant positive association between pension fund investment and various measures of innovation, including green technologies for climate change mitigation and adaptation. However, this relationship is much weaker in highly competitive industries,suggesting that pension funds encourage innovation by monitoring and holding managers accountable. Our analysis also shows...

May 22, 2026
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22May

Investment Decisions of Defined Benefit Pension Plans

By Zhichuan Frank Li, Jun Wang & Yuqi Zhang This paper examines the determinants of defined benefit (DB) pension plan investment decisions of U.S. corporations with the largest 100 DB plans (Milliman 100 companies). We test two contradicting theories on DB plans. The risk-management theory indicates that firms tend to reduce risk in their pension investments when facing high risk, and the risk-shifting theory predicts the opposite because the funds’ downside risk is hedged by federal government insurance. We find...

May 22, 2026
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April 2026
01Apr

2024 Sustainability Investment Report

By Government Pension Investment Fund  The Government Pension Investment Fund, Japan (GPIF) has published the "2024 Sustainability Investment Report" as a way of reporting on GPIF's sustainability-related initiative, including Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and the effects thereof to all pension beneficiaries and other stakeholders. In the "2024 Sustainability Investment Report," in addition to presenting the initiatives on sustainability investment undertaken during the year and the ESG evaluation of the portfolio, we also conducted the "Analysis of the Exercise of...

April 1, 2026
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March 2026
25Mar

Venezuela frente al Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) 1. Fin de la Pobreza avances y desafíos

Por Xavier Valente & Ligmar Altamar Venezuela está enfrentado una crisis humanitaria que ha exacerbado significativamente la pobreza y la desigualdad. Este ensayo examina el impacto de la crisis en el progreso de Venezuela hacia el Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 1: Fin de la pobreza. Utilizando datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Condiciones de Vida (ENCOVI) y la Red de Soluciones para el Desarrollo Sostenible, se analizan las tendencias de la pobreza, se identifican desafíos clave y se describe la efectividad de...

March 25, 2026
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February 2026
25Feb

¿Hasta qué punto es sostenible el sistema de pensiones de la mayor economía de América Latina – Brasil?

Por Poema Isis Andrade de Souza & Javier Sánchez-Rivas  Este artículo investigó las condiciones de sostenibilidad del sistema de pensiones en Brasil a través de un análisis descriptivo de datos recientes divulgados por los organismos oficiales del país. Se trata de una cuestión de extrema importancia en el mundo, ya que la esperanza de vida está aumentando en la sociedad y es esencial garantizar un nivel adecuado de ingresos a los trabajadores cuando llegan a la vejez o a cualquier...

February 25, 2026
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January 2026
23Jan

Population Aging and Corporate Leverage

By Xingshen Li, Kexin Jiang, Wei Li & Xiaofen Tan This study examines the relationship between corporate leverage and population aging. Based on a panel dataset of global listed firms from 2000 to 2021, we find that population aging at the country level reduces a firm’s leverage. This effect is mediated through mechanisms that influence operational pressures and asset prices. Further analysis reveals that the adverse impact of population aging on corporate leverage is more pronounced among firms with higher financial...

January 23, 2026
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December 2025
05Dec

Exploring the awareness, preparedness and the state of pension among informal workers in Ghana

By Moses Segbenya, Jennifer Onomah, Raymond Kangmennaang & Esther Grantson The study explored the awareness, preparedness, and the state of pensions among informal workers in Ghana. The interpretive approach and the exploratory research design were used for this study. The snowball and purposive sampling techniques were adopted to select 45 informal workers in Ghana and two management members of a pension scheme in Ghana. Data gathered was transcribed, coded and analysed with the qualitative interpretative analytical framework. The study found that the majority of...

December 5, 2025
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