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Children and pensions /

An analysis of the effect of public pension schemes on a country's fertility rate and a proposal for policies to reform pension coverage in light of this. The rapidly aging populations of many developed countries--most notably Japan and member countries of the European Union--present obvious pr...

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Main Author: Cigno, Alessandro
Other Authors: Werding, Martin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
Family allowances.
Social security.
Family demography > Economic aspects.
Child welfare.
Social Security
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780262270342
026227034X
9781435605039
1435605039
0262307200
9780262307208
1282099191
9781282099197
9786612099199
6612099194
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • CESifo Book Series in Economic Policy
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 Demography
  • 2 Public Support for the Old
  • 3 Public Support for Families and Children
  • 4 Child-Related Elements in Public Pension Schemes
  • 5 Life-cycle Adjustments and Intergenerational Transfers: Theory
  • 6 Life-cycle Adjustments and ntergenerational Transfers: Evidence
  • 7 Policy: What Ought to Be Done?
  • 8 Policy: What Can Be Done?
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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