Recent pension reforms in Europe: More challenges, new directions. An overview

K Hinrichs - Social policy & administration, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
During the last 30 years, all European Union member states have reformed their pension
systems. In view of ongoing and intensifying population aging, efforts have aimed at …

Fifty years of welfare state generosity

LA Scruggs, G Ramalho Tafoya - Social Policy & Administration, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article describes an overview of key findings from the Comparative Welfare Entitlements
Project (CWEP). CWEP compiles major features of the generosity of unemployment …

Boosting work through welfare? Individual-level employment outcomes of social investment across European welfare states through the Great Recession

S Ronchi - Socio-Economic Review, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Given the heterogeneity of European welfare states, governments' efforts in 'social
investment'reform may reap different outcomes in different national contexts. Through multi …

Employers' retirement age norms in European comparison

AJ Riekhoff - Work, Aging and Retirement, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Policies incentivizing longer working lives can remain ineffective if employers are not able
and willing to employ an aging workforce. Depending on what employers consider …

Gendered late working life trajectories, family history and welfare regimes: evidence from SHARELIFE

W Schmitz, L Naegele, F Frerichs, L Ellwardt - European journal of ageing, 2023 - Springer
Earlier employment choices based on family events in earlier life have an impact up until
late working life, especially in welfare regimes that encourage the breadwinner-caretaker …

Age management for the common good

P Taylor, C Earl - The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2023 - cambridge.org
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and amid the present reconfiguring of corporate
purpose, there is an opportunity to realign actions focused on prolonging working lives. We …

Pensions and the extending working lives agenda in the UK: the impact on women

L Foster - Journal of Population Ageing, 2023 - Springer
Extending working lives (EWLs) has been a key policy response to the challenges
presented by an ageing population in the United Kingdom (UK). This includes the use of …

Pension reforms, the generational welfare contract and preferences for pro‐old welfare policies in Europe

AJ Riekhoff - Social Policy & Administration, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates how various types of pension reforms affect the age‐related policy
preferences of different cohorts and whether they reinforce or undermine the generational …

[HTML][HTML] Facilitators and barriers for working beyond statutory pension age: A prospective cohort study across 26 European countries

LL Andersen, J Calatayud… - … Journal of Work …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The aging population of European countries highlights the need for extended
working lives. This study aims to investigate facilitators and barriers for working beyond the …

Regulating the retirement age—Lessons from Nordic pension policy approaches

F Von Nordheim, J Kvist - Regulation & Governance, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The likelihood that longevity will continue to increase has generated a search for regulation
that make people work longer as they live longer, and thus not just containing pension …