Die Arbeit setzt sich aus acht Kapiteln zusammen, die jeweils auf eigenst?ndigen Beitr?gen basieren. Die Beitr?ge insgesamt besch?ftigen sich mit der Fragestellung, wie der Nationalstaat, die Individuen und die Unternehmen gemeinsam aktuellen wirtschafts- und sozialpolitischen Herausforderungen...

The principal aim of this paper is quantify and examine intergenerational earnings mobility in Argentina, exploring particularly the hypothesis of variation of the degree of intergenerational (in)mobility across childs's and parents’s income distribution, by the implementation of econometrics...

This paper provides an overview of the National Transfer Accounts (NTA) system and then describes the methods and data used in the application of NTA in the Philippines. The NTA system is consistent with the System of National Accounts. It provides methodologies for assigning labor earnings and...

A balanced budget requirement does not only prevent fiscal policy makers from smoothing tax distortions but also affects their preferred choice of government spending. The paper analyzes the conditions under which groups opposed to government spending might want to implement a balanced budget...

This paper analyzes whether individuals have equal opportunity to achieve happiness (or well-being). We estimate sibling correlations and intergenerational correlations in self-reported life satisfaction, satisfaction with household income, job satisfaction, and satisfaction with health. We find...

In this paper, we propose a novel index for measuring intra-generational redistribution in pay-as-you-go pension schemes. Our index solely requires information on contributions and pension benefits of retirees, enabling us to measure intra-generational redistribution isolated from possible...

In dieser 14. Aktualisierung der "Bilanz des ehrbaren Staates" werfen die Stiftung Marktwirtschaft und das Forschungszentrum Generationenverträge der Universität Freiburg einen ungeschminkten Blick auf die langfristige Nachhaltigkeit der öffentlichen Finanzen. Für das Update 2020 beläuft...

In sketching an outline of historical demography in Hungary, two successive periods can and must be considered in relation to two territories. One of these lasts from the Middle Ages to the end of the First World War; this is the historical Kingdom of Hungary, namely the whole area of the...

Households and welfare states both serve as vehicles of lifecycle financing through intergenerational transfers. Working-age people are net contributors, children and the elderly are net beneficiaries. However, there is a marked asymmetry in the socialization of intergenerational transfers....

Subjektive Lebensqualität ist heute stark geprägt von der Diversität zwischen Stadt und Land sowie zwischen den einzelnen Generationen. Ein hoher Anteil alter Menschen lebt heute in gering besiedelten Gebieten, wobei dieser Anteil zukünftig noch steigen wird. Die empirischen Analysen der...