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The Economic Issues Surrounding Redistribution to Families

Having initially focused on supporting the birth rate, family policy now has three goals: contributing to offsetting family expenses, helping vulnerable families and ensuring a work-life balance. To this end, it has a large number of schemes that are sometimes difficult to understand. It nevertheless carries out significant redistribution from childless families to other families, especially large... Lire la suite

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Italy and its Demographic Challenge

Italy could see a 20% decline in its population by 2070 as a result of its severe natural decrease. A dwindling and ageing population is hampering GDP growth and putting public finances and public debt sustainability under pressure. Measures – whose outcomes are as yet unclear – have been taken to mitigate the impact of unfavourable demographic trends, while the changes to the pension system for 2... Lire la suite