Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2018.1426479
The gender gap in economic dependency over the life cycle: some theoretical and practical considerations
Tanja Istenič
; Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Irena Ograjenšek
; Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jože Sambt
; Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sažetak
Economic analysis usually defines the period of dependency with
arbitrary age limits that are independent of country, year, gender
and other factors. This paper uses the National Transfer Accounts
methodology, which defines dependency by the life cycle periods
in which individuals’ consumption exceeds their labour income. The
novelty of the paper is the decomposition of the results by gender,
as well as the retrospective pre- and post-crisis analysis for the 2000–
2012 period. Slovenia, an ageing European society with a small, open
economy, is used as a showcase. The findings indicate that, in Slovenia
in 2012, women were able to finance their consumption through their
labour income for 29.0 years, compared to 35.9 years for men, with
a significant decrease in the gender gap in economic dependency
over time, from 7.9 years in 2000 to 6.9 in 2012. It would seem that
the economic crisis interrupted the path to equal periods of economic
dependency for both genders. However, overall, the gender gap tends
to decrease, despite the economic crisis.
Ključne riječi
Economic life cycle; gender differences; labour income; consumption; national transfer accounts; economic dependency ratio
Hrčak ID:
200662
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.12.2018.
Posjeta: 988 *