Biomedical subjects

J H Nelissen

Publications and source records attributed to J H Nelissen.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1995

Lifetime income redistribution by social security.

"This paper discusses the redistributive impact of the Dutch social security system on lifetime basis. Net benefits appear to be positive for the birth generations up to 1960. Social insurances show a declining net benefit, whereas for occupational pensions the reverse holds. It is generally assumed that flat-rated social security schemes are more redistributive ones than wage-related schemes. However, the Dutch social security system shows that on a lifetime basis the redistributive impact of flat-rated general insurances does not necessarily largely differ from the wage-related employee insurances. Social assistance schemes result in a very large income redistribution in view of the small amounts involved. Social insurances and social assistance schemes have an income equalizing effect. On the contrary, occupational pensions increase income inequality."

Developed Countries↗

PubMed1993

The impact of population growth on the standard of living: demo-economic scenarios for the Netherlands.

"The core of the article can be comprised in the question: Will population ageing become a threat to [the] standard of living [in the Netherlands]?... In order to explore a broad range of possibilities two strongly contrasting...scenarios serve as the starting-points of the analyses.... The question of whether the ageing process will jeopardize the standard of living, is, for each of the demographic projections, answered by comparing them with three economic targets.... The most important conclusion is that in the long run neither of the scenarios developed will generate an economic growth comparable with that of the 1960s and 1970s." (SUMMARY IN FRE)

Demography↗

PubMed1989

Projecting household dynamics: a scenario-based microsimulation approach.

2 methods are brought together to estimate and analyze future household structure. Application of a scenario method results in the construction of differing context scenarios. These context scenarios function as alternative societal environments of the future household system. Given these context scenarios and, tentatively derived, general hypotheses relating relevant elements of the context scenarios and household processes, future input parameters of the household model are postulated. Subsequently, microsimulation is used to calculate the future household structure. Emphasis in the article is on methodology, rather than on substantive issues which have a mainly illustrative function.

Developed Countries↗

PubMed1988

Are demographic developments influenced by social security?

"On the basis of the existing literature we examined the points at which social security and family demography meet. The main conclusions are: (1) child allowances will only affect fertility if the level of benefit is rather substantial; (2) unemployment provisions may affect fertility; (3) remarriage frequency is probably affected by public assistance benefits; (4) the same possibly holds for the divorce frequency. These conclusions are tentative: the results are contradictory from many viewpoints, some fields have hardly been investigated and it is unclear whether the effects are temporary or lasting." The geographical focus is on developed countries.

Aid to Families with Dependent Children↗