Tag: pension policy

What Can We Learn from Pension Reforms in Latin America and Southern Europe?

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Glass jar filled with coins labelled “Pension”, symbolising retirement savings and pension systems

This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy by Marina Angelaki and Leandro Nicolas Carrera. In response to demographic pressures associated with population ageing, countries around the world have embarked since the 1980s – and more intensely since the 1990s – on reforms of their… Continue reading What Can We Learn from Pension Reforms in Latin America and Southern Europe?

Why Territory Matters for Solidarity: Evidence from Taiwan’s Pension Reform

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Illustration of people connected through shared social and welfare institutions, symbolising solidarity and collective responsibility

This blog post is based on an article published in the Journal of Social Policy by Wei-Ting Yen and Ming-Jui Yeh. Our recent article, published in the Journal of Social Policy, untangles the complexity of solidarity underpinning welfare systems and examines how territorial state identity shapes it in ways distinct from national identity and nationalist… Continue reading Why Territory Matters for Solidarity: Evidence from Taiwan’s Pension Reform

Why Financial Literacy Matters for Closing the U.K.’s ‘Advice Gap’

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Older couple meeting with a financial adviser, looking at charts and a laptop while discussing their finances.

This blog is based on an article published in Social Policy and Society by Julie Dick and Jacqueline Harvey. Planning for one’s retirement is more complex than it has ever been. Ageing populations, underfunded state pensions and economic instability are some factors contributing to the so-called pensions crisis. Lacking the required financial capability, many people… Continue reading Why Financial Literacy Matters for Closing the U.K.’s ‘Advice Gap’