Women’s family histories and incomes in later life in the UK, US and West Germany

Maria Evandrou, Jane Falkingham and Tom Sefton

CASE Papers from Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE

Abstract: Using data from several large scale longitudinal surveys, this paper investigates the relationship between older women's families histories and their personal incomes in later life in the UK, US and West Germany, By comparing three countries with very different welfare regimes, we seek to gain a better understanding of the interaction between the life course, pension system and women's incomes in later life. We conclude with a brief discussion of the 'women-friendliness' of different pension regimes in the light of our analysis.

Keywords: comparative; older women; pensions; work history; life course (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H55 I38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-06
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