This study examines the dynamics of poverty for four OECD countries (Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States). It provides information on patterns of poverty, which groups stay in poverty the longest, and household/individual characteristics and life-course events which appear...

This paper provides new projections on the fiscal impact of age-related spending for OECD countries over the next half century. These results are based on national models using an agreed upon set of assumptions about macroeconomic and demographic developments for all countries. Recent reforms to...

This study examines developments in the distribution of disposable income and poverty for 13 OECD countries over the past one to two decades. It finds that income inequality and poverty have increased in about half of the countries. However, the widening in the distribution of market income has...

In this paper we present a study into the Spanish unemployment problem. To do so we examine unemployment flows, the relationship between unemployment and vacancies, and the outflow rate from unemployment. We propose a way of correcting the administrative, official, vacancy data. The unemployment...

During the active years one sets aside for savings a certain proportion of labour income. In defined contribution (DC) pension plans, this money is invested in assets according to certain investment strategies and earns a return. Once one reaches retirement, the assets accumulated would need to...

The analysis of the probability of leaving the unemployment pool is cornrnonly done without distinguishing the exit state. Al1 the people who exit unemployment do not do so into employment, instead some become inactive. In this paper 1 then distinguish and examine the trasition probabilities...

In this paper we analyze the Spanish international migration flows to Germany and France. We focus on the emigration flows as well as on the return migration flows. Our econometric study supports the view that it is better to use variables translated to Spanish currency and deflated by Spanish...

The purpose of this paper is to understand the factors behind international migrationflows. To do so, we present an investigation into the determinants of the Spanishinternational migration flows. We examine the factors behind these flows over time, and whatmotivates return migration. We find...

This paper examines the job search behaviour of the working age population nonemployed,and the job search intensity of job seekers, using pooled cross sections for theperiod 1987 to 1991. Our purpose is to examine the changes occurred in job searchbehaviour in the Spanish labour market and the...

This paper quantifies the economic well-being of different age groups and the extent of their reliance on incomes from public and private sources. The aim is to establish how social benefits, and the taxes needed to finance them, affect income levels and disparities across different age groups....