Pension Wealth and the Gender Wealth Gap

We examine the gender wealth gap with a focus on pension wealth and statutory pension rights. By taking into account employment characteristics of women and men, we are able to identify the extent to which the redistributive effect of pension rights reduces the gender wealth gap. The data for our analysis come from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), one of the few surveys that collects information on wealth and pension entitlements at the individual level. Pension wealth data are available in the SOEP for 2012 only. While the relative raw gender wealth gap is about 35% (or 31,000 euros) when analysing the standard measure of net worth, it shrinks to 28% when pension wealth is added. This reduction is due to redistributive elements such as caregiver credits provided through the statutory pension scheme. Results of a recentred influence functions (RIF) decomposition show that pension wealth reduces the gap substantially in the lower half of the distribution. At the 90th percentile, the gender wealth gap in net worth and in augmented wealth remains more stable at roughly 27–30%.     

谈课改背景下中国民族音乐课程建设的问题

回顾我国高等学校音乐教师教育本科专业十年课改中的课程建设发现,部分课程尚有问题。就中国民族音乐课程而言,在课程建设上主要有三个问题:一是课时计划问题,目前部分高校实际执行的课时计划过少,无法完成课程任务;二是补充教学材料问题,指定教材的相关乐谱及音像现状影响到教学效果;三是师资培养问题,目前课程教师的进修活动,尚属与课程建设关联不大的个人行为。     

股利再投资计划及其实施效应分析

股利再投资计划 ( Dividend Reinvestm ent Plans,简称 DRPs)产生于 2 0世纪 6 0年代 ,近年来在国外成熟的资本市场得到了广泛的应用。本文简要介绍了股利再投资计划基本内涵及其在国外的发展和研究现状 ,运用资本结构优化理论、委托代理理论、信号机制理论及价值理论 ,分析了股利再投资计划对上市公司及股东产生的效应 ,并展望了 DRPs在我国资本市场上的应用前景。     

Financial literacy and the design of retirement plans

We design and administer a financial literacy test tailored to a specific defined contribution plan. We find that participants show fairly good knowledge of the basic mechanics of the plan, but are unable to differentiate among various investment options. Knowledge is particularly low among women, low income and low education employees. We also find some evidence that personal contributions lead to more knowledge. These results support plan designs that have few investment options and encourage personal contributions.     

Bridges Together Creates & Shares Monthly Intergenerational Resources

This article discusses the recognized need for training to support intergenerational engagement. Bridges Together is leading the way in doing so amongst a variety of audiences including teachers, program directors in aging, librarians, mentors, grandparents and more. To establish a network for these audiences to learn, share, and connect; Bridges Together has recently launched a Membership Program so that monthly content can be distributed and individuals can be brought together to network. All of our collaboration aids in intergenerational engagement which is becoming a top priority and an approach to problem-solving within communities, schools, corporations, and families around the world.     

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Abstract

Data from a longitudinal study of older adults in an upstate New York county (N = 333) show that poor housing “fit” increases the likelihood that older adults are currently considering a move, as does lower residential satisfaction. Those adults who said only that they “might consider moving” focused on health transitions that might signal a need for a new housing situation. Residential satisfaction predicts actual moves even when controlling for moving plans. Older adults may be “pushed” to make a move by a crisis, but those older adults planning moves tend to be “pulled” into housing arrangements with desirable features.     

Optimum constant-stress life test plans for Pareto distribution under type-I censoring

The paper considers the case of constant-stress partially accelerated life testing (CSPALT) when two stress levels are involved under type-I censoring. The lifetimes of test items are assumed to follow a two-parameter Pareto lifetime distribution. Maximum-likelihood method is used to estimate the parameters of CSPALT model. Confidence intervals for the model parameters are constructed. Optimum CSPALT plans that determine the best choice of the proportion of test units allocated to each stress are developed. Such optimum test plans minimize the generalized asymptotic variance of the maximum-likelihood estimators of the model parameters. For illustration, Monte Carlo simulation studies are presented.     

中国农民工社会养老保险研究述评

对中国理论界关于农民工的概念。建立农民工社会养老保险的必要性、农民工社会养老保险实践中存在的问题。以及农民工社会养老保险模式等方面的理论观点进行了述评,指出理论界时我国农民工社会养老保险问题研究的热点和难点是农民工社会养老保险模式设计,而当前较为可行的做法就是采取纳入型模式。即将农民工纳入城镇企业职工基本养老保险体系之中,此外,还要尽快制定全国统一的农民工社会养老保险法律,以保障农民工的养老权益;建立全国统一的农民工社会养老保险信息平台,以顺利实现农民工社会养老保险关系转续。     

关于上海推进“医养融合”的思考与建议

"医养融合"反映了"持续照料"的养老理念,包括3个相互关联的阶段:一是病前的疾病预防,二是病中的便捷就医,三是病后的康复护理。上海人口老龄化伴随着严重的高龄化趋势,对医疗卫生服务提出了更迫切的要求。国内各省市在加强医疗资源和养老资源融合发展方面,主要有4种模式,分别是合作模式(双向转诊模式)、内设模式、转化模式和输出模式。上海推进"医养融合"应建立健全相关制度、推进养老资源与医疗卫生资源的合作、支持有条件的养老机构设置医疗机构、鼓励相关养老产业发展以及加强老年医护人员队伍建设。     

Open Access and Promotion and Tenure Evaluation Plans at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire

Department and program evaluation plans at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire were examined to see if these documents provide evidence that could be used to justify supporting the publication of peer-reviewed open access articles toward tenure and promotion. In an earlier study, the authors reveal that faculty members at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire are more unaware of open access publishing than their counterparts at larger universities. These findings dovetail with other studies that show that faculty members are reluctant to publish in open access journals because of concerns about the quality of those journals. The existing body of scholarship suggests that tenure-line faculty fear publishing in open access journals because it could adversely impact their chances of promotion and tenure. The authors of this current study sought to determine if department and program evaluation plans could influence negative perceptions faculty have of open access journals. The implications of this study for librarians, scholarly communication professionals, tenure-line faculty, departments, and programs are addressed.