Measuring the age distribution in Canadian social spending
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9783955 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Kershaw (0000-0002-2801-3116, corresponding author), Lynell Anderson |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 556-579 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/capa.12193 |
| OpenAlex | W2561724959 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 8 |
Canadian governments do not report how their spending breaks down by age. To help fill this void, we document a method to measure total annual social spending per capita for older and younger parts of the population. We estimate that governments combined in 2012 to spend between $33,321 and $40,152 per person age 65+, $13,635 and $14,800 per person age 45 to 64, and $10,406 and $11,614 per person under 45. Measuring the annual age distribution in social spending is necessary for evaluating Canadian commitments to intergenerational equity, and making policy adaptations to socioeconomic and demographic trends facing older and younger citizens
Demographic economics · Distribution (mathematics · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law · Geography · Intergenerational equity · Per capita · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · demographic modeling and climate adaptation · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes
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| Citations per year | 0.56 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |