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Intergenerational equity as a guarantee of social well-being

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Intergenerational equity as a guarantee of social well-being


Social Inclusion
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.

Why don’t women have all the children they say they want?

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Why don’t women have all the children they say they want?


Social Inclusion
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?

“We’re heading quietly towards a different welfare state from the one we know”

Interview

“We’re heading quietly towards a different welfare state from the one we know”


Social Inclusion

Antonio Cabrales, chair professor of economics, analyses the future of the welfare state in Spain: Is the pensions system sustainable? What incentives would boost birth rates?

An intergenerational perspective of the coronavirus crisis and the role of family policies

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An intergenerational perspective of the coronavirus crisis and the role of family policies


Social Inclusion
Maria Cubel, Department of Economics, University of Bath;

The covid-19 pandemic has caused a health crisis and an economic one. The two books reviewed here offer complementary perspectives on the role of family policies in times of economic decline.

Impacts of work-life balance benefits on women’s work performance

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Impacts of work-life balance benefits on women’s work performance


Social Inclusion

Are benefits for supporting reconciliation designed to boost women’s labour participation effective, or do they lead to an increase in the wage gap?

Revising the generational contract

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Revising the generational contract


Social Inclusion

The welfare state is supported by an intergenerational contract that proposes a set of tacit consensus agreements between different generations. What form must this contract take in order to be sustainable?

Child benefit design: the importance of refundable tax deductions

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Child benefit design: the importance of refundable tax deductions


Social Inclusion

Child support benefits improve the economic situation of families and appear to be positive for increasing fertility rates. How can they be designed with efficiency?

The effect of early retirement schemes on youth employment

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The effect of early retirement schemes on youth employment


Social Inclusion

Contradicting a fairly widespread idea, delaying exit from the labour market does not reduce youth employment, but could actually boost it.

Proposals to reduce child poverty

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Proposals to reduce child poverty


Social Inclusion

How can we put an end to the intergenerational transmission of poverty? We analyse proposals that defend universal child benefit and other policies that propose selective benefits for poor families with children.

The CaixaProinfancia programme

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The CaixaProinfancia programme


Social Inclusion

The CaixaProinfancia programme’s effectiveness is demonstrated by such data as the early school leaving rate during compulsory secondary education (ESO) being reduced to 6.3% among participating pupils.