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Income Sharing and Spending Decisions of Young People Living with their Parents

Medgyesi, Márton and Nagy, Ildikó (2019) Income Sharing and Spending Decisions of Young People Living with their Parents. In: Youth Labor in Transition. International Policy Exchange . Oxford University Press, pp. 258-285. ISBN 9780190864798

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Abstract

This chapter examines income sharing by young adults living with their parents. Using data from EU-SILC 2010, the chapter explores the determinants of contributions to household expenses among young adults (aged 18–34 years) living with their parents in 17 European Union countries. The examination finds that income sharing in the household tends to attenuate income differences between household members and to help members with low resources. The results also show inequalities in young adults’ experience of co-residence with parents: young adults in low-income households tend to contribute more to the household than do those in higher income homes. In addition, the results show that the majority of young adults benefit from intra-household sharing of resources. There is, however, a minority of young adults whose income is lower when the actual extent of income pooling is taken into account in the calculation of equivalized household income.

Item Type: Book Section
Subjects: H Social Sciences / társadalomtudományok > HM Sociology / társadalomkutatás
Depositing User: Márton Medgyesi
Date Deposited: 01 Jan 2020 10:51
Last Modified: 01 Jan 2020 10:51
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/105031

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