Design of old-age pension program
| Quick info | |
|---|---|
| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Multinomial |
| Value labels | 1 "Social insurance", 2 "Non-contributory, universal", 3 "Non-contributory, means-tested", 4 "Non-contributory, pension-tested", 5 "Provident fund", 6 "Employer liability system", 7 "Mandatory individual account system", -88 "not applicable", -66 "missing value" |
| Technical name | old_pension_design |
| Category | Old age and survivors |
| Label | Design of first federal old-age pension program |
| Related indicators | old_pension_firstlaw |
This indicator differs between seven old-age pension designs that have been inspired by the categories used in the reports of the United States Social Security Administration.
Coding rules
Bibliographic info
Citation: Grünewald, Aline. 2020. "The historical origins of old-age pension schemes: Mapping global patterns."Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy: 1-19. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-international-and-comparative-social-policy/article/abs/historical-origins-of-oldage-pension-schemes/2B14501D496F04C354DE0A32F1C94BE2
Related publications: Grünewald, Aline. 2021. "From Benefits and Beneficiaries: The Historical Origins of Old-Age Pensions From a Political Regime Perspective." Comparative Political Studies 54 (8): 1424-1458.
Misc
Project manager(s): Aline Grünewald
Data release: 2021
Revisions: revisions
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