For more Science Videos visit https://lt.org/ * With longevity increasing and public pensions shrinking, old age poverty is a pressing issue in many economies. Noting that this issue has particular impact on women, in this video, HAN YE explores the extent to which additional pension benefit affects workers’ decisions on when to retire. * Focusing on a German pension subsidy scheme introduced in 1992, Han Ye’s study breaks new ground in its isolation of the causal impact of additional pension benefits from other variations in the pensions regime. * Highlighting both flaws and benefits of the German scheme, Han Ye’s research opens important avenues for both researchers and public policy makers interested in optimal ways to address the issue of old age poverty. * More information about Han Ye: https://www.vwl.uni-mannheim.de/ye/ * 0:00 Question 2:05 Method 4:04 Findings 5:52 Relevance 7:06 Outlook
For more Science Videos: https://lt.org/ * Vinyl or analog records have experienced a tremendous upsurge in popularity over the last decade. In this video, DOMINIK BARTMANSKI analyzes the reasons underlying vinyl’s resurgence in an age where digital music seemed destined to wipe it out. * Employing
For more Science Videos: https://lt.org/ * It has been heretofore understood that patterns of cloudiness are controlled by large scale weather systems. In this video, BJORN STEVENS challenges this orthodoxy, arguing that small and intermediate scales of motion play a key role in determining the Eart
For more Science Videos: https://lt.org/ * Massive algae blooms appear in spring in certain bodies of water only to vanish within a number of weeks. In this video, BERNHARD M. FUCHS analyzes the degradation of such algae, exploring which organisms are involved and what they actually do. * Employing
