Income, wealth and financial fragility in Europe

被引：52

作者：

Christelis, Dimitrios ^{[2
]}

Jappelli, Tullio ^{[2
]}

Paccagnella, Omar ^{[1
]}

Weber, Guglielmo ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Padua, I-35121 Padua, Italy

[2] Univ Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

来源：

JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY | 2009年 / 19卷 / 04期

关键词：

ageing; cross-national research; income; SHARE; wealth;

D O I：

10.1177/1350506809341516

中图分类号：

C93 [管理学]; D035 [国家行政管理]; D523 [行政管理]; D63 [国家行政管理];

学科分类号：

12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ; 1204 ; 120401 ;

摘要：

The article examines the distribution of income and wealth among the generation of Europeans aged 65 and over, using data drawn from the first wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). It looks at how cross-country comparisons of income, wealth and debt are affected by differences in purchasing power, household size and taxation, and shows that some seemingly wide international differences appear less so when the proper adjustments are made. The article reveals wide differences in income, wealth and indebtedness of elderly households in Europe, and provides background information on social issues such as the adequacy of savings at retirement, and the financial fragility of the elderly.

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页码：359 / 376

页数：18