Assessing gender inequality in the Turkish pension system
International Social Security Review
2008
61
2
April - June
39-58
gender ; old age benefit ; pension scheme ; gender discrimination
Social protection - Old age benefits
English
Bibliogr.
"Since the 1990s, the welfare regime in Turkey has become more market-oriented. The introduction of the Individual Pension System (IPS), a privately managed defined contribution scheme, is part of this process. This paper uses an autoregressive stochastic model in order to show the total effect of specific disadvantages, such as a shorter working life, less earnings, longer life expectancy, real wage growth, administrative cost and risk aversion, on the retirement benefits of women in Turkey. Using an actuarial model, the article aims to contribute to the literature by investigating the gender gap in the Turkish defined contribution scheme."
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