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During the period 1974-1999 the percentage of elderly living with their children in Greece reduced from 55 per cent to … elderly people and their adult children and its implications for economic well-being. We find that the main factor that has … important force driving the increase in the independent living among the elderly Greeks throughout the period under examination …
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During the period 1974-1999 the percentage of elderly living with their children in Greece reduced from 55 per cent to … elderly people and their adult children and its implications for economic well-being. We find that the main factor that has … important force driving the increase in the independent living among the elderly Greeks throughout the period under examination …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012771231
The elderly belong to a portion of the population potentially vulnerable to the state of poverty, due to the fact that … differ from other poor people? And other elderly people? In which ways is poverty among the elderly less sensitive to … a deep descriptive analysis of the poverty structure among the elderly in Brazil in 1997, studying the rate of …
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Most research relating to the adequacy of the Australian retirement system has concentrated on Pillars 1 and 2. This paper indicates that there is a high probability that Pillars 3 and 4 will be needed to ensure an adequate standard of living in retirement, and in most scenarios, the...
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Global ageing and urbanization are among the major challenges facing countries around the world. This paper, based on a revised version of the Robert Butler Memorial Lecture delivered at the International Centre Global Alliance Symposium on ‘The Future of Ageing' on 21 June 2013 in Singapore,...
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provide an empirical evaluation of the current level of economic wellbeing of the Spanish elderly, and of its determinants. We … explain income and consumption poverty levels and trends of low income and consumption percentiles. Thus we offer support to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014225380
Retirement Study? This article uses household wealth and labor market data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to investigate how the recent "Great Recession" has affected the wealth and retirement of those approaching retirement age as the recession began, a potentially vulnerable...
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East Asia is undergoing a rapid demographic transition and "super" aging. As a result of steadily decreasing fertility and increasing life expectancy, older people's proportion of the population and the old-age dependency ratio is rising across all countries in East Asia, particularly in the...
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provide an empirical evaluation of the current level of economic wellbeing of the Spanish elderly, and of its determinants. We … explain income and consumption poverty levels and trends of low income and consumption percentiles. Thus we offer support to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005704960
Disability is both a fundamental cause and consequence of income poverty. The income-poverty rate for persons with … about income poverty in the United States is largely silent about disability. This paper argues that we need to have a … broader view of what poverty is and also that disability must be taken into account in anti-poverty policy. …
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