Public policy and extended families: Evidence from pensions in South Africa
Public policy and extended families: Evidence from pensions in South Africa
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DOI：
10.1093/wber/lhg014
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发表时间：
2003-01-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Miller, D
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作者：
Bertrand, M;Mullainathan, S;Miller, D
发展中经济体的大家庭内部如何分配资源？这个问题是调查使用一个独特的社会实验：南非的养老金计划。根据该计划，老年人获得的现金转移相当于南非非洲人人均收入的两倍左右。这项研究探讨了这种转移如何影响与这些老年人生活在大家庭中的黄金年龄个体的劳动力供应。研究发现，当女性年满60岁或男性年满65岁（他们有资格领取养老金的年龄）时，这些家庭中黄金年龄的个人的工作时间急剧下降。研究还发现，当劳动力是女性时，劳动力供应的下降幅度要大得多，这表明资源的汇集是不完善的。壮年个体之间的资源分配在很大程度上取决于他们的绝对年龄和性别以及他们的相对年龄。家庭中的长子比其他黄金年龄的家庭成员减少的工作时间更多。
How are resources allocated within extended families in developing economies? This question is investigated using a unique social experiment: the South African pension program. Under that program the elderly receive a cash transfer equal to roughly twice the per capita income of Africans in South Africa. The study examines how this transfer affects the labor supply of prime-age individuals living with these elderly in extended families. It finds a sharp drop in the working hours of prime-age individuals in these households when women turn 60 years old or men turn 65, the ages at which they become eligible for pensions. It also finds that the drop in labor supply is much larger when the pensioner is a woman, suggesting an imperfect pooling of resources. The allocation of resources among prime-age individuals depends strongly on their absolute age and gender as well as on their relative age. The oldest son in the household reduces his working hours more than any other prime-age household member.