The Economic Lifecycle, Gender and Intergenerational Support: National Transfer Accounts for Italy by Marina Zannella

摘要

Is population ageing an opportunity or a threat to societies? The answerdepends on the relationship between demographic characteristics and economicbehaviour of individuals. National Transfer Accounts (NTAs) are a frameworkto measure and analyze the relation between age, gender and economic behaviour.Thus, NTAs provide the basis for a thorough analysis of the economicconsequences of demographic changes. The book The Economic Lifecycle,Gender and Intergenerational Support: National Transfer Accounts for Italydescribes the methodology, the data sources and the results for Italy in detail.