논문 해외 국제전문학술지(SCI급) Social policy and late-life happiness: The impact of the basic old-age pension on the happiness of older people in South Korea
- 학술지 구분 국제전문학술지(SCI급)
- 게재년월 2018
- 저자명 박승민
- 학술지명 Quality in Ageing and Older Adults
- 발행처명 Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. Howard House Wagon Lane, Bingley BD16 1WA
- 발행국가 해외
- 논문언어 외국어
홈페이지논문 초록 (Abstract)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between social policy and late-life happiness by analyzing the impact of the basic old-age pension on the happiness of older people in South Korea. Design/methodology/approach - People aged 65 and over selected from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing are analyzed in the study. Findings - It shows that the association between the basic old-age pension and the happiness of older people is negative. This may be attributable to the frugality of the benefits and the side effects of the means test. Originality/value - This implies that the relationship between social policy and late-life happiness is not linear but it is affected by the context of the policy. It suggests that changing the fundamental benefit system to be more progressive can be a more useful policy option to realize the initial policy goal for recipients.