Pensions in the Middle East and North Africa : Time for Change. by Robalino, David A.

Table of Contents: “…-- Improving the Institutional Configuration, Administration, and Regulation of Pension Systems -- Management of the Public Pension Funds -- Lessons from International Experience in Pension Fund Management -- Pension Fund Management in the Middle East and North Africa Region -- Improving the Management of Public Pension Funds: Constraints and Opportunities -- Progress to Date and Prospects -- Countries in the Early Stages of Reform -- Countries in Motion -- Countries Leading Pension Reform -- Demographic Indicators -- Methodology for Demographic and Employment Projections -- Life Expectancy, Total Fertility Rate, and Population Projections -- Labor Force Projections -- Unemployment Projections -- Economic Effects of the Demographic Transition -- Coverage Rate Projections -- Main Parameters of Pension Schemes in the Middle East and North Africa -- Tax Treatment of Pension Systems -- Basic Formulas and Mathematical Results Used in the Analysis -- Equivalence of the Standard Defined-Benefit Pension Formula and the Formula Used in a Points System -- Rates of Return in Earning-Related Schemes -- Demographic and Financial Data on Pension Funds -- Provisions of the Draft Law on the Public Pension Scheme in the West Bank and Gaza -- Average Population Growth Rate, by Region, 1960-2002 -- Old-Age Dependency Ratio, by Region, 1960-2003 -- Average Population Growth Rate in Middle East and North African Countries, 1960-2002 -- Young- and Old-Age Dependency Ratios in Middle East and North African Countries, 2000 -- Life Expectancy and Total Fertility Rate in Middle East and North African Countries, 1985 and 2002 -- Estimated Difference in the Average Growth Rate of the Working-Age and Dependent Populations in Middle East and North African Countries, 2000-20 -- Projected Growth Rate of the Labor Force in Middle East and North African Countries, 2002-30 -- Key Macroeconomic Indicators in Select Middle East and North African Countries, 1993-2003 -- Banking and Credit as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, 2002 -- Domestic and External Debt as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, 2002 -- Market Capitalization and Credit to the Private Sector as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, Various Years, 2000-2 -- Turnover as a Percentage of GDP in Select Middle East and North African Countries, Various Years, 2000-2 -- Coverage of the Mandatory Pension System in Select Middle East and North African Countries -- Projected Coverage Rate in Middle East and North African Countries, 2003-30 -- Gross Replacement Rate as a Percentage of Average Earnings in Select Middle East and North African Countries -- Net Replacement Rate as a Percentage of Average Earnings in Select Middle East and North African Countries.…”
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Sustainable power technologies and infrastructure : energy sustainability and prosperity in a time of climate change / Galen J. Suppes, Truman S. Storvick. by Suppes, Galen J., Storvick, Truman S., 1928-2016

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ICTE 2015 : proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Transportation Engineering : September 26-27, 2015, Dalian, China / Qiyuan Peng, Kelvin C.P. Wang, Xiaobo Liu and B...

Table of Contents: “…Fault Diagnosis of the Rectifying Circuit of Electric Locomotives -- Safety Evaluation of a Bridge-Tunnel Connecting Section of Mountainous Highways Based on Drivers' Heart Rate -- Sensor Fault-Tolerant Control of Electric Power Steering for Electric Vehicles -- Reliability Evaluation of a Freeway Guidance System -- Press-Assembly Depth Analysis of the Sealed Cowling for Freight Car Bearings -- Effect of Lubricating Material on the Slewing Performance of a Sliding Slewing Bearing -- Reliability Prediction Method of an EMU Bogie -- Safety Limit Study of the Gravity Center Height for a Loaded Wagon under Cross-Wind -- Elastic-Plastic Analysis on the Contact of Wagon Wheels and Heavy Haul Frogs -- Monitoring and Simulation Analysis of Composite Foundations on Bearing Characteristics for a High-Speed Railway -- Widening Methods of Existing Cast-in-Situ Continuous Curved Beams -- A Decision-Making Sequencing Model of a Mixed-Model Assembly Line Considering the Leveling of Material and Assembly Switch Cost -- Nonparametric Approach to Analyze the Effects of Heterogeneity on Travel Duration -- Simulation and Analysis of the Crowd Evacuation in Subway Station -- Analysis on Cluster Dispatching Resources in a Marshalling Yard -- Analysis of the Main Influence Factors of the Capacity Coordination Problem between Freight Stations and Marshalling Yards under the "Real-Freight System" -- Optimizing System Design for Departure Time Domains of Passenger Trains.…”
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Confronting finance : mobilizing the 99 per cent for economic and social progress / edited by Nicolas Pons-Vignon and Phumzile Ncube ; International Labour Office.

Table of Contents: “…An interview with two labour and trade union activitists / Elaine Sio-ieng Hui -- Global labour online campaigns: the next ten years / Eric Lee -- Seven reasons why a universal income makes sense in middle-income countries / Hein Marais -- Economic democracy: an idea whose time had come, again? / Richar Hyman -- A tide of inequality: what can taxes and transfer achieve? …”
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Working Poverty in Europe : a Comparative Approach. by Fraser, Dr Neil

Table of Contents: “…Tax and Benefits Impacts on In- Work Poverty; 14 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Table of Contents: “…Stock Ownership; Limiting Your Risks; Delta As A Factor of Pending Expiration; The Importance of Setting Targets; Pros and Cons Summary; Self-Test Questions; Chapter 5: Covered Writing with LEAPS; Covered Write Strategy; Evolving Value Scenarios; The Long-Term Advantage; Important Features of The Strategy; Self-Test Questions; Chapter 6: LEAPS Protective Puts and Collars; The Inevitable Tax Complication; The Protective Put; Pros and Cons of Leaps Puts; The Collar Strategy; Puts As Training Wheels On Your Portfolio; Pros and Cons of Leaps Collars.…”
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Table of Contents: “…/ Ib Waterreus ; Optimal tax and education policies and investments in human capital / Bas Jacobs.…”
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Money and Mathematics A Conversational Approach to Modern Financial Mathematics and Insurance / by Ralf Korn, Bernd Luderer. by Korn, Ralf, Luderer, Bernd

Table of Contents: “…Part I: Income Taxes, Lottery, and Lion Hunting—Elementary Mathematics -- 1. …”
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