The inequality in pension payments over the life course
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The Gini coefficient (or Gini index) measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of income, e.g. in a country or region, in relation to per capita household income.
In modern societies, there is great inequality in the amount of pension that men and women receive over the course of their lives. This inequality is a consequence of both the fact that some people live long lives and the fact that the amount of pension people receive varies widely. Although this inequality is larger than inequalities in wages, for example, it is rarely studied. No previous research has examined how large inequalities are when looking at total lifetime pensions, the sum of pension payments over a lifetime. In a recent paper, Jiaxin Shi from Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and Martin Kolk from Stockholm University examined these inequalities in lifetime pensions in Sweden. ...TO READ THIS ARTICLE, CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT
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