The number of elderly persons living alone is increasing and their influence on the housing market is getting larger. This paper investigates the effect of the loss of a spouse on housing and location choices. A partner's death induces a decrease in income which may lead to downsizing. Widowhood...

The number of widows has been increasing with population ageing and their influenceon the housing market is getting larger. This paper investigates the effect of widowhoodon housing and location choices. A partner's death induces a decrease in incomewhich may lead to downsizing. Widowhood may...

[fre] Laurent Gobillon Anne Laferrere Les choix de logement des personnes âgées. Cet article propose une synthèse de la littérature économique et de nouvelles pistes de recherche sur les choix de logement des personnes âgées. L'objectif est d'apporter des éclairages sur les avantages de...

[fre] L’application de la méthodologie de la comptabilité générationnelle à la France conclut à l’existence d’un déséquilibre intergénérationnel. Le maintien des politiques fiscales et sociales actuelles conduirait à un paiement net des générations futures plus important que...

The concept of generosity is largely used in the literature on pension systems. However this concept is not really clarified and very different pension systems are qualified as generous. The purpose of our paper is twofold. First of all, we investigate the concept, the different uses made,...

We use the National Transfer Accounts methodology to calculate the lifecycle deficit in France for the years 1979-2005. During this period, consumption profiles were roughly constant over age, while labor income profiles shifted to higher ages. The share of the aggregate lifecycle deficit in GDP...