Attias-Donfut Claudine, Ogg Jim, Wolff François-Charles
Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Vieillesse, Paris, France.
Young Foundation, London and CNAV, Paris, France.
Eur J Ageing. 2005 Oct 18;2(3):161-173. doi: 10.1007/s10433-005-0008-7. eCollection 2005 Sep.
The ageing of the European population is expected to strongly influence both the structure of family relations and the pattern of private transfers between generations. Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe conducted from the perspective of adults aged 50 and above in ten European countries, we provide an analysis of financial and time transfers, either given or received. Our results show that cash gifts mainly flow to the younger generations, while time transfers are directed both upwards and downwards. When comparing the countries, we find some remarkable similarity in the pattern of transfers, although there are inter-country differences. These differences sometimes follow the expected north-south European gradient, but not always. The results suggest that the social and demographic transformations currently taking place in Europe often have contradictory and paradoxical effects upon the nature of intergenerational exchanges.
预计欧洲人口老龄化将对家庭关系结构和代际间私人转移模式产生重大影响。我们利用来自欧洲十个国家50岁及以上成年人视角的欧洲健康、老龄化与退休调查数据，对给予或接受的资金和时间转移进行了分析。我们的结果表明，现金馈赠主要流向年轻一代，而时间转移则既有向上的也有向下的。在比较这些国家时，我们发现转移模式存在一些显著的相似之处，尽管国家之间存在差异。这些差异有时遵循预期的北欧与南欧梯度，但并非总是如此。结果表明，欧洲目前正在发生的社会和人口结构转变，往往对代际交流的性质产生矛盾和相悖的影响。
