Bernhard Hammer
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View article: Time Transfers by Age and Gender in 28 Countries
Time Transfers by Age and Gender in 28 Countries Open
Transfers of services that are produced through unpaid care work (such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, household maintenance, and direct care) sustain our societies. Yet they differ considerably between genders and across countries. This v…
View article: Public redistribution in Europe: Between generations or income groups?
Public redistribution in Europe: Between generations or income groups? Open
Governments face a potential trade-off between provision for the population in retirement and the support of working-age households with low income. Using EUROMOD-based microdata from 28 countries, we quantify public redistribution to pens…
View article: The Subjective Cost of Young Children: A European Comparison
The Subjective Cost of Young Children: A European Comparison Open
Understanding child-related costs is crucial given their impact on fertility and labour supply decisions. We explore the subjective cost of young children in Europe by analysing the effect of child births on parents’ self-reported ability …
View article: The European National Transfer Accounts: Data and Applications
The European National Transfer Accounts: Data and Applications Open
Population ageing exerts considerable pressure on the funding of public transfers. It is of utmost importance to understand how the transfer system can adapt to population ageing. Using National Transfer Accounts, we illustrate the differe…
View article: Redistribution across Europe: How much and to whom?
Redistribution across Europe: How much and to whom? Open
Governments face a potential trade-off between provision for the growing population in retirement and the support of working-age households with low income. Using EUROMODbased microdata from 28 countries, we (a) quantify the redistribution…
View article: National Transfer Accounts for Austria 2015 (OA edition)
National Transfer Accounts for Austria 2015 (OA edition) Open
Full edition for public use. National Transfer Accounts measure income by age and gender, its redistribution between age group and genders, and the use of disposable income for consumption and saving. The data set consists of age and gende…
View article: The Gender Dimension of Intergenerational Transfers in Europe
The Gender Dimension of Intergenerational Transfers in Europe Open
The intergenerational transfers system is characterised by a range of gender inequalities. Men provide more resources for the consumption by children and the elderly population, while women provide most of the intergenerational transfer vi…
View article: The Broken Generational Contract in Europe: Generous transfers to the elderly population, low investments in children
The Broken Generational Contract in Europe: Generous transfers to the elderly population, low investments in children Open
Based on European National Transfer Accounts data from 2010, this paper quantifies and evaluates the balance of intergenerational transfer flows in 16 EU countries, including transfers in the form of unpaid household work. On average, the …
View article: European National (Time) Transfer Accounts
European National (Time) Transfer Accounts Open
Introduction Analyzing population ageing and intergenerational redistribution: NTA and AGENTA Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason Research Articles Welfare state winners and losers in ageing societies Miguel S´anchez-Romero, Gemma Ab´ıo, Montse…
View article: Does education matter? – economic dependency ratios by education
Does education matter? – economic dependency ratios by education Open
When studying the economic consequences of changes in the age structure of the population, looking at economic dependency ratios provides us with some descriptive and intuitive initial insights. In this paper, we present two economic depen…
View article: A Quantitative Assessment of the Rush Hour of Life in Austria, Italy and Slovenia
A Quantitative Assessment of the Rush Hour of Life in Austria, Italy and Slovenia Open
This article builds on time use data to explore cross-country differences between Austria, Italy and Slovenia in unpaid labour and its implications in terms of gender distribution of total work. A contribution of this paper is to measure t…
View article: The Broken Generational Contract in Europe: Generous transfers to the elderly population, low investments in children
The Broken Generational Contract in Europe: Generous transfers to the elderly population, low investments in children Open
Based on European National Transfer Accounts data from 2010, this paper quantifies and evaluates the balance of intergenerational transfer flows in 16 EU countries, including transfers in the form of unpaid household work. On average, the …
View article: The Division of Labour Within Households: Fractional Logit Estimates based on the Austrian Time Use Survey
The Division of Labour Within Households: Fractional Logit Estimates based on the Austrian Time Use Survey Open
The allocation of paid and unpaid work within households strongly depends on the household members’ individual characteristics. The most important of these characteristics is gender, followed by education and parenthood. Despite the signif…
View article: Production activities and economic dependency by age and gender in Europe
Production activities and economic dependency by age and gender in Europe Open
We compare selected European countries using an economic dependency ratio which emphasizes the role of age-specific levels of production and consumption. Our analysis reveals large differences in the age- and gender-specific level and type…