Why the share of small amount pensions is so substantial in Latvia?
More than 70% of all old-age pensions in Latvia are smaller than 300 euro, which is close to the monetary value of the at-risk-of-poverty threshold. There is a number of reasons for it: the lack of non-contributory component and inadequately low minimum pensions, the absence of redistribution mechan...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2018-01-01
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Series: | SHS Web of Conferences |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20184003011 |