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Who Pays for Demographic Change?
Key messages: Economic consequences of population ageing are not just determined by demographic change, but to a large extent by the characteristics of the economic life cycle. The concept of the life cycle deficit provides a new way to measure dependency based on the difference between age-specific consumption and production. Maintaining the fiscal sustainability of the public transfer systems in many European countries requires a rethinking of the average economic life cycle.
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Protecting the Vulnerable
People with dementia often have difficulties in managing their finances, possibly due to a decline in their arithmetic abilities, increased forgetfulness, and impaired judgement. As a consequence, they may be more vulnerable to financial abuse such as theft, exploitation, or fraud than others. It is widely recognised as necessary to inform families and carers about potential vulnerabilities and to offer suggestions to prevent and minimize risk of harm and loss.
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Population Europe Inter-Faces: Róbert Gál
An interview with Róbert Gál (Hungarian Demographic Research Institute) on intergenerational transfers and social policies.   Questions: 1. I often worry about the security of my pension and how the younger generations will cope with the financial burdens awaiting them because of the increasing number of older people. Can research tell us how these imbalances will really develop? 2. Pensions and healthcare are big draws on public finances, but older people also complete a lot of unpaid work. Is this accounted for in the statistics at all?
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Filles dévouées
S’appuyant sur les données de l’Enquête sur la santé, le vieillissement et la retraite en Europe (SHARE), les chercheurs distinguent entre l’aide intensive et l’aide sporadique des enfants âgés de 50 ans et plus. Le premier type de soutien signifie que les répondants aident dans l’entretien ménager, les formalités administratives et les soins personnels au quotidien. Le soutien sporadique désigne les aides réalisées au maximum une fois par semaine.
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Filles dévouées
Uno de los factores que caracteriza las sociedades envejecidas es el creciente número de personas mayores que necesita ayuda para llevar a cabo sus actividades cotidianas. Los hijos adultos son los que proporcionan gran parte de esta ayuda, especialmente las hijas. En Europa, las mujeres suelen estar más involucradas en las actividades de apoyo a los padres mayores que los hombres. El estudio realizado por Tina Schmid, Martin Brandt y Klaus Haberkern analiza si este desequilibrio de género puede estar vinculado a las políticas familiares del estado del bienestar.
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Filles dévouées
Ein Merkmal alternder Gesellschaften ist die zunehmende Zahl älterer Menschen, die Hilfe bei ihren täglichen Aktivitäten benötigt. Ein beträchtlicher Teil dieser Hilfe wird von erwachsenen Kindern geleistet. In Europa sind Frauen stärker an der Unterstützung ihrer alternden Eltern beteiligt als Männer. Eine Studie von Tina Schmid, Martin Brandt und Klaus Haberkern untersucht, ob diese geschlechtsspezifischen Unterschiede mit familienpolitischen Maßnahmen im Zusammenhang stehen.
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Filles dévouées
One feature of ageing societies is an increasing number of older people who need help in their daily activities. A significant share of this help is provided by grown up children, especially by daughters. Across Europe, women are more involved in support activities to their ageing parents than men. A study by Tina Schmid, Martin Brandt and Klaus Haberkern explores whether this gender imbalance can be linked to family-policies.
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Books and Reports: Active Ageing And Solidarity Between Generations In Europe: First Results From SHARE After The Economic Crisis
This book, edited by Axel Börsch-Supan, Martina Brandt, Howard Litwin, and Guglielmo Weber, is based on the most recent waves of SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) data collected in 2010/2011. It examines the various influences the recent crisis had on the lives of people aged 50 and over in 16 European countries. Its main purpose is to provide scientific evidence of what has changed in the activities and life-circumstances of older Europeans since the crisis has begun, and how this has affected intergenerational solidarity.
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Getting Older Without Living Longer
The western and the eastern parts of Europe have been persistently different in their demographic, economic, and social development. Nikolai Botev examines some of these differences and discusses their importance for the process of population ageing and intergenerational relations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE includes the former communist countries).   Demographic change within political, economic, and social transformations
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Getting Older Without Living Longer
Las diferencias en el desarrollo demográfico, económico y social de las regiones occidental y oriental de Europa son persistentes. Nikolai Botev examina algunas de estas diferencias y analiza su importancia para el proceso de envejecimiento de la población y las relaciones intergeneracionales en el Centro y el Este de Europa (Central and Eastern Europe, CEE, región que incluye los antiguos países comunistas).  
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