Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2009 Oct-Dec;21(4):393-407. doi: 10.1080/08959420903166803.
We examined the relative contributions of government income support programs and familial transfers to old-age income security in Korea. This issue is critical, as policy reforms are in progress, and the potential crowding-out effect of government programs on familial transfer is at the center of heated debate. Using the 2006 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging, we found that one-third of the elderly were poor and the contribution of public transfer to income security for the elderly was limited, whereas family, especially children, played a large role both by co-residing and through private transfers. Crowding out is less of a problem for the poor but a sensitive issue for middle-income families.
我们考察了政府收入支持计划和家庭转移支付对韩国老年人收入保障的相对贡献。这个问题很关键，因为政策改革正在进行，政府计划对家庭转移支付的潜在挤出效应是激烈争论的焦点。利用 2006 年韩国老龄化纵向研究，我们发现三分之一的老年人贫困，公共转移对老年人收入保障的贡献有限，而家庭，特别是子女，通过共同居住和私人转移支付发挥了重要作用。对于贫困人口来说，挤出效应不是问题，但对于中等收入家庭来说则是一个敏感问题。
