Sustainable well-being in ageing societies

Research group on sustainable well-being in ageing societies

Interdisciplinary research on public efforts to mitigate negative consequences of population ageing. The research group consists of an interdisciplinary team of researchers who aim at studying various aspects of public efforts to mitigate negative consequences of population ageing from viewpoints of sociology, political science, legal studies and economics.

The activity of the research group is centered around five research topics:

  • Increasing Labour Market Participation and Sustainable Competitiveness: This research studies how the introduction of new and innovative workplace arrangements might be a possible solution for the problems raised by the ageing workforce.
  • Family solidarity as substitute for public transfers: The study focuses on the likely effects of public policy changes on family solidarity in Hungary in comparative perspective.
  • Immigration, minorities and the welfare system in the aging societies: The main research question is how pension regimes and immigration policies potentially interact in shaping voters redistributive preferences.
  • How are the national political configurations shaping the adopted welfare reform policies in the various EU member states? What welfare reforms are possible in low-trust European societies? What is the role of political ideology in shaping welfare reform?
  • Demographic sustainability and the constitution: The research concentrates on existing constitutional solutions (norms and interpretations) all over the world, on the one hand, and proposed solutions, on the other hand.

 

We are also interested in topics such as redistributional conflicts between the young and the elderly, and the labour market situation of young people in ageing societies.

Target partner (Expertise, Type, Country)

University-based researchers and research institutes from all countries.

Targeted field of cooperation

We wish to participate in research consortia tackling issues related to our areas of expertise.

Cooperation Type:

Offered / Requested: Research co-operation

Members and contact:

Medgyesi Márton (MTA TK SZI) medgyesi.marton@tk.mta.hu

Bartha Attila (MTA TK PTI)
Csizmadia Péter (MTA TK SZI)
Illésy Miklós (MTA TK SZI)
Jakab András (MTA TK JTI)
Janky Béla (MTA TK SZI)
Makó Csaba (MTA TK SZI)
Tóth András (MTA TK PTI)