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Browsing SPS Articles by Author "KOHLI, Martin"
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Title:Differences in Life Expectancy due to Race and Educational Differences are Widening, and Many may Not Catch Up
Author(s):OLSHANSKY, S. Jay; ANTONUCCI, Toni; BERKMAN, Lisa; BINSTOCK, Robert H.; BÖRSCH-SUPAN, Axel; CACIOPPO, John T.; CARNES, Bruce A.; CARSTENSEN, Laura L.; FRIED, Linda P.; GOLDMAN, Dana P.; JACKSON, James; KOHLI, Martin; ROTHER, John; ZHENG, Yuhui; ROWE, JohnDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:It has long been known that despite well-documented improvements in longevity for most Americans, alarming disparities persist among racial groups and between the well-educated and those with less education. In this article ...
Title:Individualisation and Fertility
Author(s):EHRHARDT, Jens; KOHLI, MartinDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this paper, we discuss individualisation theory as a parsimonious framework concept to describe and explain core points of fertility change in Western societies since the end of the 19th century. We emphasise two ...
Title:What Childless Older People Give: Is the generational link broken?
Author(s):ALBERTINI, Marco; KOHLI, MartinDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:With the increase of childlessness in European societies, its consequences have become a matter of concern. Studies in this field, however, have concentrated on what childless people lack and need in terms of social, ...
Title:The Social Connectedness of Older Europeans: Patterns, dynamics and contexts
Author(s):KOHLI, Martin; HANK, Karsten; KÜNEMUND, HaraldDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Using longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), our article shows that the population aged 50 or older is socially connected in several ways. The various dimensions of social ...
Title:Childlessness and Intergenerational Transfers: What is at stake?
Author(s):KOHLI, Martin; ALBERTINI, MarcoDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this introductory article for the special issue on Childlessness and Intergenerational Transfers, we first discuss the prior research literature and then overview the presented contributions. Up to now, childless older ...
Title:Intergenerational Transfers of Time and Money in European Families: Common Patterns - Different Regimes?
Author(s):ALBERTINI, Marco; KOHLI, Martin; VOGEL, ClaudiaDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The 'generational contract' is the most important and also the most contentious dimension of contemporary welfare systems. Much of the debate on how to reform it is still truncated, however, by focusing on its public ...
Title:Intergenerational Transfers of Time and Money in European Families: Common Patterns — Different Regimes?
Author(s):ALBERTINI, Marco; KOHLI, Martin; VOGEL, ClaudiaDate:2007Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The `generational contract' is the most important and also the most contentious dimension of contemporary welfare systems. Much of the debate on how to reform it is still truncated, however, by focusing on its public ...
Title:Erbschaften und ihr Einfluss auf die Vermögensverteilung
Author(s):KOHLI, Martin; KÜNEMUND, Harald; SCHAFER, Andrea; SCHUPP, Jurgen; VOGEL, ClaudiaDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Der Beitrag stellt ausgewählte aktuelle Befunde zum Erbschafts- und Schenkungsgeschehen dar und analysiert den Einfluss von Erbschaften auf das Vermögen. Aus der Längsschnittperspektive auf Basis des Sozio-oekonomischen ...
Title:The impact of inheritance on the distribution of wealth
Author(s):KOHLI, Martin; KÜNEMUND, Harald; SCHÄFER, Andrea; SCHUPP, Jurgen; VOGEL, ClaudiaDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Der Beitrag stellt ausgewählte aktuelle Befunde zum Erbschafts- und Schenkungsgeschehen dar und analysiert den Einfluss von Erbschaften auf das Vermögen. Aus der Längschnittperspektive auf Basis des Sozio-oekonomischen ...