The Welfare Effects of Social Insurance Reform in the Presence of Intergenerational Transfers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjing Xu
Keyword(s):  
Social Insurance ◽  
Intergenerational Transfers ◽  
Welfare Effects ◽  
Insurance Reform

Direct and spillover effects of social insurance reform: evidence from Vietnam

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Van-Anh Thi Tran ◽  
Kieu-Dung Nguyen ◽  
Duc-Thanh Nguyen ◽  
Duy-Dat Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Social Insurance ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Insurance Reform

How Much Political Power do Economic Forces Have? Conflicts Over Social Insurance Reform in Brazil

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kurt Weyland
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Political Support ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Private Business ◽  
Insurance Reform ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
Economic Forces

ABSTRACTThe failure of attempts at neoliberal social security reform in Brazil since 1990 demonstrates the limited political influence of seemingly powerful economic forces, especially private business and international financial institutions. Besides power-dispersing constitutional structures, the fragmentation of social forces, the weakness of political parties, and the internal segmentation of the state apparatus have hindered the efforts of Brazilian governments to gain the political support necessary to cut entitlements and thus stem the rapid rise in pension spending.

Automobile Externalities and Policies

2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian W. H Parry ◽  
Margaret Walls ◽  
Winston Harrington
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Economy ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Welfare Effects ◽  
Global Pollution ◽  
Federal Policies ◽  
Insurance Reform ◽  
Pricing Policies ◽  
Automobile Use ◽  
Congestion Tolls

This paper discusses the nature, and magnitude, of externalities associated with automobile use, including local and global pollution, oil dependence, traffic congestion and traffic accidents. It then discusses current federal policies affecting these externalities, including fuel taxes, fuel economy and emissions standards, and alternative fuel policies, summarizing, insofar as possible, the welfare effects of those policies. Finally, we discuss emerging pricing policies, including congestion tolls, and insurance reform, and summarize the appropriate combination of policies to address automobile externalities.

Unemployment Insurance Reform

2019 ◽  
Vol 686 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Till von Wachter
Keyword(s):  
Wage Inequality ◽  
Unemployment Insurance ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
The United States ◽  
First Century ◽  
Technological Changes ◽  
Insurance Reform ◽  
Insurance Program ◽  
Working Age

The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system is the largest general social insurance program for working-age individuals in the United States and currently insures more than 140 million workers against temporary income losses related to unemployment. UI has been the bedrock of U.S. social policy in recessions, but the system has remained largely unchanged since the mid-1970s despite substantial changes in the labor market that include deindustrialization, higher female participation, increases in wage inequality, and technological changes. This article summarizes existing empirical evidence on the state of the UI system and its effectiveness in achieving its stated goals. A range of reform proposals are discussed that aim to address both the well-known, long-term issues with UI, as well as UI’s readiness to support the workforce of the twenty-first century.

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