Public Policy and Extended Families : Evidence from Pensions in South Africa

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dc.creatorBertrand, Marianne
dc.creatorMullainathan, Sendhil
dc.creatorMiller, Douglas
dc.date2014-02-26T15:32:46Z
dc.date2014-02-26T15:32:46Z
dc.date2003-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:28:37Z
dc.descriptionHow 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.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/17741923/public-policy-extended-families-evidence-pensions-south-africa
dc.identifierWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17171
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/17171
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418433
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGE CATEGORIES
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectBARGAINING
dc.subjectBARGAINING POWER
dc.subjectBENEFIT LEVELS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectELDERLY MEN
dc.subjectELDERLY PEOPLE
dc.subjectELDERLY PERSONS
dc.subjectELDERLY POPULATION
dc.subjectELDERLY WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILIES
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subjectFAMILY COMPOSITION
dc.subjectFAMILY INCOME
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE CHILDREN
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFUTURE INCOME
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectLOW EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMARKET WAGE
dc.subjectMARKET WAGES
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLD MEN
dc.subjectOLD-AGE
dc.subjectOLD-AGE PENSION
dc.subjectOLDER RELATIVES
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSION AGE
dc.subjectPENSION BENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectPENSION BENEFIT
dc.subjectPENSION BENEFITS
dc.subjectPENSION INCOME
dc.subjectPENSION PROGRAM
dc.subjectPENSION TRANSFER
dc.subjectPENSION TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPENSIONER
dc.subjectPENSIONERS
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPERMANENT INJURY
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPRIMARY CONCERN
dc.subjectPRIME AGE
dc.subjectPRIVATE PENSION
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPROGRAM DESIGN
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectREGULAR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectRESOURCE FLOWS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PENSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWIFE
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILD
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titlePublic Policy and Extended Families : Evidence from Pensions in South Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
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