| 来源类型 | Discussion paper |
| 规范类型 | 论文 |
| 来源ID | DP8723 |
| DP8723 When the State Mirrors the Family: The Design of Pension Systems | |
| Vincenzo Galasso; Paola Profeta | |
| 发表日期 | 2011-12-01 |
| 出版年 | 2011 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | We study how the prevailing internal organization of the family affected the initial design of pension systems. Our theoretical framework predicts that, in society with weak family ties, pensions systems were introduced to act as a safety net, while in societies with strong ties they replicate the tight link between generations by providing generous benefits. Using a historical classification of family ties, we show that in societies dominated by (weak ties) absolute nuclear families (e.g. Anglo-Saxon countries), safety net pension systems emerged; and vice versa in societies dominated by strong families. These results are robust to controlling for alternative legal, religious, and political explanations. Evidence on individual data confirm these findings: US citizens whose ancestors came from countries featuring strong ties (communitarian or egalitarian nuclear) families prefer to rely on the government as a provider of old age security through generous retirement benefits. |
| 主题 | Public Economics |
| 关键词 | Culture Family ties Pension design |
| URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp8723 |
| 来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/537558 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Vincenzo Galasso,Paola Profeta. DP8723 When the State Mirrors the Family: The Design of Pension Systems. 2011. |
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