June 2024

México. Los pendientes de salud e inclusión LGBT+ que AMLO le deja a Sheinbaum

Organizaciones sociales de México ponen encima de la mesa presidencial, que ocupará Claudia Sheinbaum a partir de octubre, la necesidad de blindar una sanidad “sin discriminación” y una educación “incluyente” a favor de la comunidad LGBT+, los pendientes del mandato de Andrés Manuel López Obrador. “Garantizar el acceso y la atención a la salud, en cuestiones particulares de las personas LGBT+, fue un gran pendiente”, advierte la cosecretaria de la Asociación Internacional de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Trans e Intersex para...

LGBTQ Retirement Communities and Cities in the US

By Maureen Stanley In this article, we’ll discuss LGBTQ senior living options and essential questions to consider as you search for a place to spend your golden years. We’ll also detail LGBTQ-oriented retirement communities across the United States and top cities embracing LGBTQ elders. Source SeniorLiving

The United States will need 7 million migrants to cover old age support programs for baby boomers

The immigration crisis has become a recurring theme in social gatherings and political debates, and is the main issue of the U.S. presidential election. Amid this discussion, one certainty stands out: while it’s well known that migrants have a need to live in the United States, a study has highlighted that the country needs them too. Twenty percent of U.S. workers were not born in the United States, and it is expected that in the near future more than seven million more migrants...

La política pública en pensiones de retiro y la movilidad social

Por Carmen Fernández Reyes & Verónica González Vázquez  Existe una estrecha relación entre las pensiones de retiro y la movilidad social a lo largo de la vida productiva de las personas. El proceso de generación del patrimonio pensionario es un reflejo de la igualdad de oportunidades en el mercado laboral, la trayectoria salarial y la intervención de las finanzas públicas. En adición, en el periodo de desacumulación, el pago del retiro mide el éxito de los programas para que los...

Encuesta 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...

Consideraciones y propuestas para la expansión de la cobertura de pensiones entre los trabajadores independientes en el Perú

Por Noelia Bernal Lobato El presente documento busca situar el problema de la expansión de la cobertura entre los trabajadores independientes —una población con altos niveles de exclusión en la protección social contributiva— en el sistema de pensiones del Perú. Se proponen tres políticas para aumentar la participación de estos trabajadores: afiliación automática al sistema, reglamentación de pensiones sociales y difusión de pensiones proporcionales, junto con reformas administrativas y tecnológicas para mejorar dicha cobertura. Se plantea que estas políticas, además...

Investigation into the Pensions Dashboards Programme

By National Audit Office Pensions dashboards are intended to allow people to view information about their pensions – including their State Pension – online, securely and in one place. The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) expects that pensions dashboards will deliver significant benefits by supporting people to plan better for retirement, make more informed financial decisions and connect with ‘lost’ pension pots. Get the report here

Economic & Budgetary Projections for the EU Member States (2022-2070)

By Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs European Economy Institutional Papers are important reports analysing the economic situation and economic developments prepared by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, which serve to underpin economic policy-making by the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament. Views expressed in unofficial documents do not necessarily represent the views of the European Commission. Get the report here

A Wealth of Well-Being: A Holistic Approach to Behavioral Finance

By Meir Statman I often note that the biggest risks in life are not in the stock market. If you want real risk, I say, get married. And if you want more risk, have children. People laugh, because the point is obvious. Yet that point is regularly lost when we speak about financial well-being, neglecting life well-being. I was motivated to write my book, “A Wealth of Well-Being, by reflecting on my own financial and life well-being and those of...

Early-Life Circumstances and Racial Disparities in Cognition for Older Americans: The Importance of Educational Quality and Experiences

By Zhuoer Lin, Justin Ye, Heather Allore, Thomas M. Gill & Xi Chen Given the critical role of neurocognitive development in early life, this study assesses how racial differences in early-life circumstances are collectively and individually associated with racial disparities in late-life cognition. Leveraging uniquely rich information on life history from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study for non-Hispanic White (White) and non-Hispanic Black (Black) Americans 50 years or older, we employ the Blinder-Oaxaca method to decompose racial gaps in...