Youth employment insecurity and pension adequacy / edited by Dirk Hofäcker (Professor of Quantitative Research Methods, Institute for Social Work and Social Policy, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany) and Kati Kuitto (Senior Researcher, Finnish Centre for Pensions, Finland).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hofäcker, Dirk, editor.

Kuitto, Kati, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Globalization and welfare

Globalization and welfare series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Job security.

Pensions.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"This timely and perceptive book addresses the issues surrounding the adequacy of old age income for future pensioners worldwide. It highlights how today's young people are confronted with the simultaneous challenges of increasing employment uncertainty and declining pension generosity - topics which are highly relevant in contemporary welfare states. This pivotal study of the relationship between the current labour market and future pensions explores the ways in which public policies relating to education, employment, and welfare work to sustain a decent living standard during retirement. Using a diverse range of comparative studies across a multitude of countries and nation-specific case studies, chapters consider the influence of institutions and social, cultural, and economic norms on public pensions and retirement saving behaviours in young adults. Providing a valuable insight into contemporary research findings, this innovative book will be essential reading for students and scholars in the areas of welfare states, labour economics, pensions, and the sociology of youth. Policymakers in these fields will also benefit from its analysis of sustainable pension policy development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

1. Introduction to youth employment insecurity and pension adequacy / Dirk Hofäcker and Kati Kuitto

Part I. Labour market risks, pension systems and old age security

2. Youth and pensions in a European comparison - how pension systems consider early adulthood and life course uncertainties / Susan Kuivalainen, Antti Mielonen and Niko Väänänen

3. The impact of discontinuity - how unemployment shapes outcomes in voluntary pension schemes / Dina Frommert

4. Self-employment and the risk of poverty in old age - what's the role of pension systems in Europe? / Julia Höppner

5. Manifesting future disadvantage - class, gender and pension accrual of the low-educated young in Europe / Traute Meyer

6. Employment in youth and pension accumulation in Finland - how recent pension reforms account for early career employment / Ilari Ilmakunnas and Kati Kuitto

7. Labour market insecurities of younger couples and homeownership in later adulthood in Germany: How important is couples' and gendered risk aversion in the decision process? / Sophia Fauser and Sonja Scheuring

Part II. Attitudes towards private pensions and retirement saving behaviour

8. The social, cultural and economic influences on retirement saving for young adults in the uk / Ellie Suh and Hayley James

9. Attitudes of young workers towards the private pension system in Turkey / Müge Gülmez Korkmaz

10. Youth informal employment in arab states - exclusion and exit / Walid Merouani

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781802208580 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.