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Balancing the welfare state
November 2021
Concepció Patxot and Gianko Michailidis, Universitat de Barcelona;
Is the welfare state biased in favour of elderly people? This article analyses the financial sustainability of the current system.
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The demographic dividend, an opportunity for the development of the economy and the welfare state
November 2021
Ronald Lee, CEDA, University of California, Berkeley; Andrew Mason, University of Hawaii, co-founders of the NTA project;
How can the experience of the developed world help other regions of the planet that are in earlier phases of demographic transition?
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Intergenerational equity as a guarantee of social well-being
November 2021
Gemma Abio, Concepció Patxot and Meritxell Solé, Universitat de Barcelona; Elisenda Rentería, Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Guadalupe Souto, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona;
How are resources transferred between generations? This article gives you the keys to understanding this issue.
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Why don’t women have all the children they say they want?
November 2021
Alícia Adserà, Princeton University; Mariona Lozano, Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics, UAB;
Spain is one of EU countries with the highest proportion of childless women. Why?
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The impact of covid-19 on the gender gap in hours actually worked
November 2021
Maite Blázquez and Ainhoa Herrarte, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Ana Isabel Moro-Egido, Universidad de Granada;
The gender gap in hours worked has decreased during the pandemic, except among workers with young children. What personal situations lie behind this behaviour of the jobs market?