Róbert Iván Gál
Biographic Data
| ID | 4197875 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Róbert Iván Gál |
| GIVEN NAMES | Róbert Iván |
| FAMILY NAME | Gál |
| SIGNATURE | GÁL R I |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Park Service |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2326-8558 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Welfare states as lifecycle redistribution machines
Social scientists identify two core functions of modern welfare states as redistribution across (a) socio-economic status groups (Robin Hood) and (b) ‘the lifecycle’ (the piggy bank). But what is the relative importance of these functions? The answer has been elusive, as the piggy bank is metaphorical. The intra-personal time-travel of resources it implies is based on non- quid-pro-quo transfers. In practice, ‘lifecycle redistribution’ must opera…
Poor targeting? Targeting the poor? Redistribution in the Hungarian welfare system by age and socio‐economic status
In line with the previous research, we confirm that welfare programmes in Hungary are poorly targeted in terms of socio‐economic status (SES). However, by adding age to our models, we demonstrate that even if the status is irrelevant in explaining access to social benefits and services, age is not. Applying simple regression techniques, we compare both the theoretical importance (based on regression coefficients) and the dispersion importance (us…
Pro-elderly welfare states within child-oriented societies
Families and policies both are main vehicles of intergenerational transfers. Working-age people are net contributors; children and older persons net beneficiaries. However, there is an asymmetry in socialization. Working-age people pay taxes and social security contributions to institutionalize care for older persons as a generation, but invest private resources to raise their own children, often with large social returns. This results in asymmet…
Felkészülés a társadalom idősödésére
A társadalom idősödése a köztudatban fenyegető veszélyként él, mert megváltoztatja az eltartottak és eltartók arányát, ellehetetleníti a nyugdíjrendszert és az egészségügyet. Tanulmányunkban amellett érvelünk, hogy e veszély semlegesíthető. A korszerkezet változása ugyanis egy sor korszerkezet-érzékeny folyamatot indít be, melyek lezajlása a társadalom reakcióitól függően ellensúlyozhatja, vagy épp felerősítheti a közvetlen létszámhatásokat. Az i…
Human Capital Investment and the Sustainability of Public Transfer Systems Across Europe
Pro-elderly welfare states within child-oriented societies
Families and policies both are main vehicles of intergenerational transfers. Working-age people are net contributors; children and older persons net beneficiaries. However, there is an asymmetry in socialization. Working-age people pay taxes and social security contributions to institutionalize care for older persons as a generation, but invest private resources to raise their own children, often with large social returns. This results in asymmet…
Household production and consumption over the life cycle
While the importance of unpaid household labour is recognised in total economic output, little is known about the demographics of household production and consumption
Is low fertility really a problem? Population aging, dependency, and consumption
Longer lives and fertility far below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman are leading to rapid population aging in many countries. Many observers are concerned that aging will adversely affect public finances and standards of living. Analysis of newly available National Transfer Accounts data for 40 countries shows that fertility well above replacement would typically be most beneficial for government budgets. However, fertility near rep…
Serpentine Hot Springs, Alaska
The effects of child-related benefits and pensions on fertility by birth order
Using aggregate time-series data from post-war Hungary, we investigated the effect of child-related benefits and pensions on overall fertility and fertility by birth order. The results indicate moderate effects that are robust across a wide range of specifications. According to our estimates, a 1-per-cent increase in child-related benefits would increase total fertility by 0.2 per cent, while the same increase in pensions would decrease fertility…
Geological–Geochemical approach to “sourcing” of prehistoric chert artifacts, northwestern Alaska
A new type of approach to prehistoric chert sourcing using both geology and geochemistry is introduced and illustrated by a study conducted in northwestern Alaska. Correlation of each chert artifact with its geological source is based on the idea that both the artifact and its source have identical geologic history characterized by unique petrological and geochemical signatures. A regional database of the petrological and geochemical signatures f…
Geological–Geochemical approach to “sourcing” of prehistoric chert artifacts, northwestern Alaska
A new type of approach to prehistoric chert sourcing using both geology and geochemistry is introduced and illustrated by a study conducted in northwestern Alaska. Correlation of each chert artifact with its geological source is based on the idea that both the artifact and its source have identical geologic history characterized by unique petrological and geochemical signatures. A regional database of the petrological and geochemical signatures f…
Serpentine Hot Springs, Alaska
Pro-elderly welfare states within child-oriented societies
Families and policies both are main vehicles of intergenerational transfers. Working-age people are net contributors; children and older persons net beneficiaries. However, there is an asymmetry in socialization. Working-age people pay taxes and social security contributions to institutionalize care for older persons as a generation, but invest private resources to raise their own children, often with large social returns. This results in asymmet…
The effects of child-related benefits and pensions on fertility by birth order
Using aggregate time-series data from post-war Hungary, we investigated the effect of child-related benefits and pensions on overall fertility and fertility by birth order. The results indicate moderate effects that are robust across a wide range of specifications. According to our estimates, a 1-per-cent increase in child-related benefits would increase total fertility by 0.2 per cent, while the same increase in pensions would decrease fertility…
Household production and consumption over the life cycle
While the importance of unpaid household labour is recognised in total economic output, little is known about the demographics of household production and consumption
Geological–Geochemical approach to “sourcing” of prehistoric chert artifacts, northwestern Alaska
A new type of approach to prehistoric chert sourcing using both geology and geochemistry is introduced and illustrated by a study conducted in northwestern Alaska. Correlation of each chert artifact with its geological source is based on the idea that both the artifact and its source have identical geologic history characterized by unique petrological and geochemical signatures. A regional database of the petrological and geochemical signatures f…
Geological–Geochemical approach to “sourcing” of prehistoric chert artifacts, northwestern Alaska
A new type of approach to prehistoric chert sourcing using both geology and geochemistry is introduced and illustrated by a study conducted in northwestern Alaska. Correlation of each chert artifact with its geological source is based on the idea that both the artifact and its source have identical geologic history characterized by unique petrological and geochemical signatures. A regional database of the petrological and geochemical signatures f…
The effects of child-related benefits and pensions on fertility by birth order
Using aggregate time-series data from post-war Hungary, we investigated the effect of child-related benefits and pensions on overall fertility and fertility by birth order. The results indicate moderate effects that are robust across a wide range of specifications. According to our estimates, a 1-per-cent increase in child-related benefits would increase total fertility by 0.2 per cent, while the same increase in pensions would decrease fertility…
Serpentine Hot Springs, Alaska
Is low fertility really a problem? Population aging, dependency, and consumption
Longer lives and fertility far below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman are leading to rapid population aging in many countries. Many observers are concerned that aging will adversely affect public finances and standards of living. Analysis of newly available National Transfer Accounts data for 40 countries shows that fertility well above replacement would typically be most beneficial for government budgets. However, fertility near rep…
Household production and consumption over the life cycle
While the importance of unpaid household labour is recognised in total economic output, little is known about the demographics of household production and consumption
Human Capital Investment and the Sustainability of Public Transfer Systems Across Europe
Pro-elderly welfare states within child-oriented societies
Families and policies both are main vehicles of intergenerational transfers. Working-age people are net contributors; children and older persons net beneficiaries. However, there is an asymmetry in socialization. Working-age people pay taxes and social security contributions to institutionalize care for older persons as a generation, but invest private resources to raise their own children, often with large social returns. This results in asymmet…
Felkészülés a társadalom idősödésére
A társadalom idősödése a köztudatban fenyegető veszélyként él, mert megváltoztatja az eltartottak és eltartók arányát, ellehetetleníti a nyugdíjrendszert és az egészségügyet. Tanulmányunkban amellett érvelünk, hogy e veszély semlegesíthető. A korszerkezet változása ugyanis egy sor korszerkezet-érzékeny folyamatot indít be, melyek lezajlása a társadalom reakcióitól függően ellensúlyozhatja, vagy épp felerősítheti a közvetlen létszámhatásokat. Az i…
Pro-elderly welfare states within child-oriented societies
Families and policies both are main vehicles of intergenerational transfers. Working-age people are net contributors; children and older persons net beneficiaries. However, there is an asymmetry in socialization. Working-age people pay taxes and social security contributions to institutionalize care for older persons as a generation, but invest private resources to raise their own children, often with large social returns. This results in asymmet…
Welfare states as lifecycle redistribution machines
Social scientists identify two core functions of modern welfare states as redistribution across (a) socio-economic status groups (Robin Hood) and (b) ‘the lifecycle’ (the piggy bank). But what is the relative importance of these functions? The answer has been elusive, as the piggy bank is metaphorical. The intra-personal time-travel of resources it implies is based on non- quid-pro-quo transfers. In practice, ‘lifecycle redistribution’ must opera…
Poor targeting? Targeting the poor? Redistribution in the Hungarian welfare system by age and socio‐economic status
In line with the previous research, we confirm that welfare programmes in Hungary are poorly targeted in terms of socio‐economic status (SES). However, by adding age to our models, we demonstrate that even if the status is irrelevant in explaining access to social benefits and services, age is not. Applying simple regression techniques, we compare both the theoretical importance (based on regression coefficients) and the dispersion importance (us…
Economics (7 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Global Health Care Issues (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Population (4 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 works) · Welfare (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works)