The gender dimension of intergenerational transfers in Europe

Autor(en)

Bernhard Hammer, Sonja Spitzer, Lili Vargha, Tanja Istenič

Abstrakt

This paper analyses the gender dimension of intergenerational transfers in 15 European countries using National Transfer Accounts (NTAs) data on age- and gender-specific transfers in 2010. We combine NTA data with information from life tables to derive measures of gender-specific net transfers over the whole life course and by life stages. The analysis distinguishes between public and private transfer flows, and accounts for transfers of services produced by unpaid work. Furthermore, we analyse public transfers in more detail by decomposing public old-age benefits into yearly averages and the number of years that individuals can expect to be net recipients. In all analysed countries, men contribute more to public transfers and finance a larger proportion of consumption needs of children, compared to women. By contrast, women provide most of the transfers of services produced by unpaid work, such as childcare and household work. While yearly net public benefits in old age are considerably smaller for women in most countries, total public benefits over the whole retirement period are higher for women due to their higher life expectancy.

Organisation(en)

Externe Organisation(en)

Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital, Hungarian Demographic Research Institute, University of Ljubljana

Journal

The Journal of the Economics of Ageing

Band

15

Anzahl der Seiten

10

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeoa.2019.100234

Publikationsdatum

02-2020

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

502053 Volkswirtschaftslehre

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Economics and Econometrics, Life-span and Life-course Studies

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3 – Gesundheit und Wohlergehen

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/the-gender-dimension-of-intergenerational-transfers-in-europe(ac1e752c-cc2b-4a5d-9c77-41db1d08ea4b).html