Author: Kathleen McGarryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Intergenerational relations
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Social Security, Economic Growth, and the Rise in Independence of Elderly Widows in the 20 Century
Author: Kathleen McGarryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Intergenerational relations
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Social Security, Economic Growth, and the Rise in Independence of Elderly Widows in the 20th Century
Author: Kathleen McGarryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Intergenerational relations
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
The share of elderly widows living alone rose from 18 percent in 1940 to 62 percent in 1990, while the share living with adult children declined from 59 percent to 20 percent. This study analyzes the causes of this change and finds that income growth, in particular increased Social Security benefits, was the single most important factor causing the change in living arrangements, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the rise in the share of elderly widows living alone. Changes in benefits from the mean-tested OAA/SSI programs had a lesser impact on the decision to live alone but were a significant factor in explaining changes in the living arrangements of the poorest widows. Furthermore, contrary to recent work, the study finds no evidence that the effect of income on living arrangements became stronger over the period; income had a substantial positive effect on the propensity to live alone as early as the 1940s and 1950s. Finally, the substantial changes observed in the composition of the population with respect to age, race, immigrant status, schooling, and completed fertility, explain a relatively small share of the changes in living arrangements.
Social Security, Economic Growth, and the Rise in Independence of Elderrly Widows in the 20TH Century
Author: Kathleen McGarryWidows Waiting to Wed?
Author: Michael J. BrienPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mothers' pensions
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Global Trends 2040
Author: National Intelligence CouncilPublisher: Cosimo Reports
ISBN: 9781646794973
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.
Economic Report of the President Transmitted to the Congress
Author: Publisher: Bernan Press(PA)
ISBN: 9780160498961
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Reports for 1984- include: The annual report of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Why Social Security?
Author: Mary RossPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social security
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
The Transformation of Old Age Security
Author: Jill QuadagnoPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226699233
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Why did the United States lag behind Germany, Britain, and Sweden in adopting a national plan for the elderly? When the Social Security Act was finally enacted in 1935, why did it depend on a class-based double standard? Why is old age welfare in the United States still less comprehensive than its European counterparts? In this sophisticated analytical chronicle of one hundred years of American welfare history, Jill Quadagno explores the curious birth of old age assistance in the United States. Grounded in historical research and informed by social science theory, the study reveals how public assistance grew from colonial-era poor laws, locally financed and administered, into a massive federal bureaucracy.
The Economic Status of the Elderly
Author: Economic Report of the President Transmitted to the Congress
Author: United States. PresidentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Reports for 2002- include: The Annual report of the Council of Economic Advisers.