An Age Perspective on Economic Well-Being and Social Protection in Nine OECD Countries

For a number of reasons, incomes vary strongly with age. The nature of this variation is of interest for a wide range of policy purposes. Since age structures differ across countries, knowledge about the incomes earned by different age groups is also necessary for understanding and interpreting inte...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dang, Thai-Thanh (-)
Otros Autores: Immervoll, Herwig, Mantovani, Daniela, Orsini, Kristian, Sutherland, Holly
Formato: Capítulo de libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2006.
Colección:OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, no.34.
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Sumario:For a number of reasons, incomes vary strongly with age. The nature of this variation is of interest for a wide range of policy purposes. Since age structures differ across countries, knowledge about the incomes earned by different age groups is also necessary for understanding and interpreting international comparisons of overall inequality. This paper quantifies the economic well-being of different age groups and the extent to which they rely on incomes from public and private sources. The analysis aims at establishing how social benefits, and the taxes needed to finance them, affect income levels and income disparities across different age groups. Results are compared across nine OECD countries.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (56 p. )