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Niko Väänänen
@nikovaananen.bsky.social
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Pension whisperer of BlueSky.

Interested in sustainable retirement/pension systems.

Social policy | economics | political sciences

Most recent article: https://journals.sagepub.com/share/AMKH2Y83XVINPYJHHMFN?target=10.1177/13882627251402952
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Niko Väänänen @nikovaananen.bsky.social · Dec 16
A right to early retirement for conscripts.

In this article I argue that conscripts are owed, as a matter of justice, earlier access to retirement to compensate for the disadvantage they experience and the free time they lose.

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⌛3 weeks left to submit a paper for the summer conference of the CEPR Research Policy Network: The Economics of Longevity and Ageing.
#EconSky #CallForPapers
cepr.org Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · Dec 3
📢 #CallForPapers - The Economics of Longevity and Ageing
9-11 July 2026 | University of Cambridge
Deadline: 27 February 2026
Organisers: Martin Ellison @oxfordecondept.bsky.social, Tiernan Evans @eitoxford.bsky.social, Eric French
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February 3, 2026 at 12:41 PM
nikovaananen.bsky.social
Tämä on kieltämättä omaperäinen tapa tulkita eläkkeiden maksamista (itse juttu maksumuurin takana, joten en lukenut).

Näin tulkittuna Saksassa, Ranskassa tai Italiassa kukaan ei ole maksanut eläkkeestään itse mitään, koska maissa on jakojärjestelmät.
February 3, 2026 at 6:53 AM
nikovaananen.bsky.social
Danish government wants that the local pension funds invest more in Denmark and Europe.

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February 1, 2026 at 7:55 AM
nikovaananen.bsky.social
Norway’s oil fund tests unlikely but high-impact scenarios for its portfolio value

Fragmentation and sweeping tariffs pose the largest risk, cutting value by 37%, followed by an AI correction, a regional debt crisis, and climate change (only fourth?)

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January 31, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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New on the Social Policy Blog:

“What can we learn from pension reforms in Latin America and Southern Europe?” by Marina Angelaki and Leandro Nicolas Carrera.

socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/01/29/w...
What drives successful pension reform? Lessons from two regions
A cross-regional analysis of pension reforms shows how institutions, legacies and negotiation shape feasible and lasting reform in ageing societies.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
nikovaananen.bsky.social
Usein nostetaan esiin se, että Tanskassa eläkeikä (67) on korkea ja nousee. Tärkeä myös huomioida etuuksien taso.

Yksinasuvan täysi vähimmäiseläke on n. 2170 e/kk ennen veroja.

Työtulot eivät vähennä vähimmäiseläkkeen määrää.
January 28, 2026 at 1:40 PM
nikovaananen.bsky.social
En mycket läsvärd artikel om det svenska pensionssystemet.

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Frågan framåt: Vem ska betala för pensionerna?
Pendeln har svängt – nu varnar forskare
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January 26, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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A shift away from defined-benefit pension schemes reduces the demand for long-term debt.

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January 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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The great unemployent convergence between the Nordics and southern Europe.

NB. Especially Finland and Sweden driving up the numbers for SNIFD countries.

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January 23, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Kuviossa lapsiperheköyhyyden subjektiivisia ja objektiivisia indikaattoreita koottuna.

Viimeaikainen kehitys palauttaa köyhyyden yleisyyden 15-20 vuoden takaiselle tasolle.
January 23, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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“Sweden’s largest private pension fund has divested $8.8 billion in US Treasuries, the most significant withdrawal yet from American government bonds since Trump’s Greenland crisis erupted, citing “increased risk and unpredictability in US politics,”

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Sweden's Largest Pension Fund Dumps $8.8B in US Bonds | the deep dive
Sweden’s largest private pension fund has divested up to $8.8 billion in US Treasuries, marking the most significant withdrawal yet from American government bonds since President Donald Trump’s Greenl...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:08 AM
nikovaananen.bsky.social
Tanskalainen AkademikerPension on tieteentekijöiden oma eläkerahasto, ja se on perinteisesti ollut hyvin progressiivinen sijoitustoiminnassaan (esim. ESG).

Suomalaiset eläkeyhtiöt on rooliltaan ja tyyliltään vähän erilaisia. Edustavat myös heterogeenisempaa joukkoa.

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Tanskalainen eläkerahasto teki rajun ratkaisun – näin paljon suomalaisten eläkerahaa on kiinni Yhdysvalloissa
Suomalaiset eläkeyhtiöt eivät aio seurata tanskalaisen eläkerahaston esimerkkiä.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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'European pension funds: Assemble!'

Some European pension funds have independently decided to dump their US treasury holdings but a co-ordinated European approach seems very unlikely.

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A graph of US and European pension assets. US holds more than 45 trillion USD in pension assets dwarfing all the combined pension assets of Europe.
January 22, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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AkademikerPension announced it will sell its U.S. Treasuries, worth $100 million. Do Danish pension funds sit on a giant pile of Treasuries that they could dump?

Sorry to inform you: no. In fact, they've been selling U.S. bonds for years: $3.2bn in Jan 2023; down to $890mn in Jan 2026. 1/2
Chart showing U.S. bond holdings of Danish pension funds. Value of US bonds in Nov 2025: DKK 5.66 billion, or USD 887 million.
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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Economists, sending their best
mark-carney.bsky.social Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 13d
In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
January 21, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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Sell America strategy? Improbable according to this FT piece.

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January 20, 2026 at 10:59 AM
nikovaananen.bsky.social
Wow, what an end to Afcon.

I feel sympathy for Senegal, though.
January 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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“The basic problem is that the economy hasn’t grown fast enough,” says Rupert Watson, global head of economics at Mercer. “It’s not what pensioners get is causing the problem — it’s the lack of economic growth.”

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Can Europe still afford its generous state pensions?
Rising numbers of older people across the continent are straining budgets and making for some difficult political decisions
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January 15, 2026 at 6:15 AM
nikovaananen.bsky.social
I think the US/DK-Greenland press conference was the first time I heard somebody speak Greenlandic/Kalaallisut.

What a cool sounding language! 🇬🇱
January 14, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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- Näkkyykö pilikkijöitä?
- Eipä nävy pilikkijöitä.

Cuopio, wuosi 2026.
Kuva Puijon tornista kohti lounasta. Metsää ja järviä.
January 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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coming soon...
January 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Kai olette huomanneet Vastapaino n superalen? Vielä tänään ja huomenna! vastapaino.fi
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December 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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This is a brief reminder that the Call for Streams for the 24th ESPAnet Annual Conference is now open.

The deadline for submissions is the 9th of January.

More informations at: www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/event/24th-e...
December 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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poliittinentalous.bsky.social
Poliittinen talous -lehden vuoden 2025 toinen numero on koottu!

Pääkirjoituksessaan päätoimittajat VTT Konsta Kotilainen @konstaamos.bsky.social ja dos. Markus Ojala @mojala.bsky.social avaat monikriisiä poliittisen talouden tutkimuksen näkökulmasta. 1/6
December 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
nikovaananen.bsky.social
Asevelvollisuus jatkuu pidempään kuin aiemmin.

yle.fi/a/74-20201220

Harvoin kuitenkaan mietitään, kuinka asepalvelus tulisi korvata

Tutkin tässä artikkelissani asepalvelusta 'reiluna sopimuksena' rawlsilaisessa hengessä ja esitän tavan korvata (ase)palvelus.👇

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Reserviläisikä nousee 65 vuoteen
Uutiset nopeasti ja luotettavasti.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM