Quantitative methods
2004
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Quantitative Methods in Social Protection Series
Financing social protection
01 January 2004
Designing social protection systems that are effective and equitable as well as fiscally, financially and economically efficient has been a challenge for many countries. Offers a comprehensive overview of the many financing options available while also provides a thorough analysis of their advantages and disadvantages and their financial and economic implications. The most important task of social protection systems is to alleviate and prevent poverty.
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Quantitative Methods in Social Protection Series
Actuarial practice in social security
01 January 2004
Presents technical material on valuation covering a wide-range of risks including old age, survivors, disability, sickness, maternity, employment injury, and unemployment. Provides concrete examples of work done by actuaries. It discusses the valuation of pensions, short-term cash benefits like sickness, maternity and unemployment insurance and examines the valuation of employment injury benefits as well. In addition, the book devotes special attention to what should be included in the actuarial report and presents a practical exercise to illustrate the important points discussed in the volume.
2000
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Quantitative Methods in Social Protection Series
Social budgeting
01 January 2000
The first part of the book provides guidance for designing a social accounting system. The second part shows how the relationships between the economy and the social protection system can be translated into a quantitative model which permits projections and simulations to be carried out. Includes two concrete country applications.
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Quantitative Methods in Social Protection Series
Modelling in health care finance. A compendium of quantitative techniques for health care financing.
01 January 2000
This unique book provides a solid understanding of the basics of modelling and assists health care professionals in grasping its uses in the policy-making process. A valuable guidebook for health system and health insurance managers alike, this volume offers the quantitative and analytic tools needed for sound resource allocation and financial governance of health systems. It creates synergies and bridges gaps between quantitative health economics, health financing and actuarial science while presenting methods for improving the efficiency, and lowering the costs, of current health systems. A joint technical publication of the ILO and the International Social Security Association (ISSA).
1999
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Quantitative Methods in Social Protection Series
Actuarial mathematics of social security pensions
01 January 1999
Aims at establishing a link between social security financing methods and occupational pension funding methods.