The Poverty of Impoverishment Theory
The Economic Well-Being of the Elderly, 1890–1950
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10102899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Gratton (Arizona State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-61 |
| Publication date | 1996-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700016016 |
| OpenAlex | W2073255136 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 39 |
Progressive Ear and New Deal reformers claimed that industrialization impoverished the elderly by degrading older workers. This has become the standard interpretation in popular and scholarly accounts. Data from 1890 through 1950 show that real wages of older workers rose sharply during this peroid and that family economic strategies promised the elderly considerable security. Birth cohort analysis indicates positive age-earnings profiles across the life cycle. Although the elderly benefited from economic growth, security in old age often demanded intrafamilial exchanges. Tensions arising from these transfers may explain the broad popular support Social Security received
Demographic economics · Development economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Industrialisation · Market economy · Poverty · Social security · Employment and Welfare Studies · Finance · Global Health Care Issues · Retirement, Disability, and Employment
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2021 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |