The Political Economy of Social Security
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The Political Economy of Social Security

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The Political Economy of Social Security

About this book

In many western countries with slow economic growth and population growth the increasing cost of the social security system is a concern. The contributions in this volume address this issue from various angles, theoretically as well as empirically and also taking into account institutional conditions.This book discusses current social security policy issues and related research from a number of western countries. Papers include the following subjects:
- Recent policy changes in the UK and the Federal Public of Germany
- Distributional effects of social security
- Public choice models of social security
- Economic incentive effects of unemployment insurance and occupational
pensions
- The macroeconomic effects of the growth of benefits and their financing

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Yes, you can access The Political Economy of Social Security by B.A. Gustafsson,N.A. Klevmarken in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Economics & Economic Theory. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
North Holland
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780444871411
eBook ISBN
9781483290645
Topic
Economics
Subtopic
Economic Theory
Index
Economics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. The Political Economy of Social Security
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Introduction to the series
  6. Chapter 1. The Political Economy of Social Security Editor's Introduction and Summary
  7. Chapter 2. Social Change and the Development of the Financial Situation of the Social Security System in the Federal Republic of Germany
  8. Chapter 3. Voting Models of Social Security Determination
  9. Chapter 4. Redistribution Effects of Social Policy in a Lifetime Analytical Framework
  10. Chapter 5. The Annuity Value of Social Security
  11. Chapter 6. Conversion Policies for Public Pension Plans in a Small Open Economy
  12. Chapter 7. On the Stability of the Social Security System
  13. Chapter 8. A Macroeconomic Analysis of Employer-Contribution Financed Social Security
  14. Chapter 9. Unemployment Benefits and the Labor Market, A Micro / Macro Approach
  15. Chapter 10. Effects of Extended Unemployment Compensation in Sweden
  16. Chapter 11. Is Abuse a Problem in Social Insurance?
  17. Chapter 12. Contractually Determined Insurance Schemes for Manual Workers
  18. Chapter 13. Public and Private Partnerships in Social Security: Recent UK Policy
  19. Index