Sustainable Welfare: Rethinking the roles of Family, Market and State

Informations projet

SUSTAINWELL

N° de convention de subvention: 101095175

DOI

10.3030/101095175

Date de signature de la CE 13 Decembre 2022

Date de début 1 Février 2023

Date de fin 31 Janvier 2027

Financé au titre de

• Culture, creativity and inclusive society

Coût total

€ 2 566 066,63

Contribution de l’UE

€ 2 566 066,63

Coordonné par

UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - SUSTAINWELL (Sustainable Welfare: Rethinking the roles of Family, Market and State)

Période du rapport: 2024-02-01 au 2025-07-31

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

SUSTAINWELL provides new understanding and evidence-based recommendations for stakeholders and policymakers on the long-term impact, challenges, and opportunities of the ageing population concerning labour markets and welfare.

The demographic transition that has taken place over the last century with the gain in like expectancy and lower fertility is having many implications for societies which inevitably need to adapt their current structures. Ageing of the population increases public spending on welfare policies such as pensions, healthcare, and long-term care whilst its redistributive capacity is being limited. SUSTAINWELL analyses the interaction of the welfare state with the other resources available of provision: the market and the non-market activities of the private sector, which have proven to be crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project explores inter- and intra-generational income inequality, which are important factors underlying social cohesion. The analysis also considers the inter-temporal effects of policy, including for example, the influences on human capital acquisition, birth rates, and overall productivity growth.

The SUSTAINWELL project has four specific objectives: (i) Determine the impact of welfare state transfers along the lifecycle; (ii) implement a dynamic microsimulation model for comparative projections by integrating NTA and EUROMOD; (iii) examine the individual and household decisions taken across the lifecycle, and its consequences; (iv) identify policy options for including a lifecycle perspective in welfare policies, leading to a balanced and sustainable welfare state model.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

We have started building NTA-NTTA time series and the data explorer that will make available aggregates, age profiles and interactive presentation of results (including summary indicators) and have had a significant progress towards the extension
of the existing model to generate completed life histories. We have been working in the paramatrization of the behavioural microsimulation model and advanced in the modelisation of saving and fertility decisions.
The comparative microsimulation model has been extended to 8 countries (rebasing to 2018, initial populations and parameters).

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

Non yet applicable

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