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Journal of Maps, 2013
This paper focuses primarily on the demographic and social structures across Europe aiming to por... more This paper focuses primarily on the demographic and social structures across Europe aiming to portray how similar needs for care of the elderly population (justified on health outcomes), are addressed in different ways across European countries. To approach this issue, we focus first on mapping the 'needs for care'-a rough measure of demand for care, and then on family structures-characterizing an institution linked with the provision or supply of care. Attention turns next to linking these aspects, focusing on the types of care provided as a response to the needs of the elderly, distinguishing between informal (defined as unpaid personal care provided by family members) and formal care (defined as paid help provided by professionals and private providers). Mapping these trends, via choropleth maps, the emerging picture suggests that the same needs for elderly care are met via different channels across European countries: Southern countries appear to rely more on informal channels of care provision, while private providers (i.e. paid care) represent the dominant pattern in the North, as well as in most of the Continental counties. This difference is mirrored by a greater involvement of formal structures linked to the Welfare State as one goes further North; indeed the twofamily ties and Welfare State involvement-proceed in parallel.
Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of using non-income indicators a... more Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of using non-income indicators and the self-organizing map (SOM) approach as an alternative analytical tool to map countries' welfare status. Design/methodology/approach -Using data from 27 countries of the East Asia-Pacific region, a welfare analysis based on non-income indicators is implemented. The set of the selected indicators employed includes measures of social indicators as well as indicators related to the overall development framework. The empirical approach of the present paper can be described as a two-stage procedure. In the first stage, the standard incremental SOM algorithm has been used and the two-dimensional map produced in a hexagonal grid is presented together with the weight maps. In the second stage, the k-means methodology has been used to cluster the prototypes produced by the SOM. Findings -The classification produced by the two-stage approach of the empirical analysis is compared with the baseline World Bank's income categories (based on Gross National Income per capita) offering an opportunity to assess the usefulness of non-parametric approaches that are based on non-income indicators vis-à -vis World Bank's approach in analysing welfare outcomes. The emerging picture of the empirical analysis supports the potential of the SOM as a useful and prolific analytical tool in mapping welfare outcomes. Originality/value -This study proposes a methodology beyond the conventional ordinal rankings of the welfare of the countries based on non-income indicators and the SOM.
Poverty alleviation is certainly the most emblematic of European Union ambitions in the field of ... more Poverty alleviation is certainly the most emblematic of European Union ambitions in the field of social policy – encompassing in a visible and politically salient way the cumulative end effect of many separate interventions in social and economic policy. The question posed in this paper is, therefore: Does the past play a role in the 50+ poverty we see today?
Since more than one-fifth of the Albanian population lives abroad at any given point in time, the... more Since more than one-fifth of the Albanian population lives abroad at any given point in time, the present study uses information obtained from Wave 2 of the Albanian Living Standard Measurement Survey (ALSMS) from spring 2003, in order to investigate the covariates that determine whether an individual considers migrating abroad from Albania. To be specific, the main interest of this research focuses on the impact of age, gender, education, household welfare, employment status and other selected factors on considering migration. An important contribution of the present study is the investigation of the impact of previous migration experiences on the likelihood to migrate internationally from Albania in the future. Evidence from the empirical analysis suggests that those who migrated abroad during the past twelve years are more likely to migrate compared to those who didn’t migrate.
Journal of Maps, 2013
This paper focuses primarily on the demographic and social structures across Europe aiming to por... more This paper focuses primarily on the demographic and social structures across Europe aiming to portray how similar needs for care of the elderly population (justified on health outcomes), are addressed in different ways across European countries. To approach this issue, we focus first on mapping the 'needs for care'-a rough measure of demand for care, and then on family structures-characterizing an institution linked with the provision or supply of care. Attention turns next to linking these aspects, focusing on the types of care provided as a response to the needs of the elderly, distinguishing between informal (defined as unpaid personal care provided by family members) and formal care (defined as paid help provided by professionals and private providers). Mapping these trends, via choropleth maps, the emerging picture suggests that the same needs for elderly care are met via different channels across European countries: Southern countries appear to rely more on informal channels of care provision, while private providers (i.e. paid care) represent the dominant pattern in the North, as well as in most of the Continental counties. This difference is mirrored by a greater involvement of formal structures linked to the Welfare State as one goes further North; indeed the twofamily ties and Welfare State involvement-proceed in parallel.
Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of using non-income indicators a... more Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of using non-income indicators and the self-organizing map (SOM) approach as an alternative analytical tool to map countries' welfare status. Design/methodology/approach -Using data from 27 countries of the East Asia-Pacific region, a welfare analysis based on non-income indicators is implemented. The set of the selected indicators employed includes measures of social indicators as well as indicators related to the overall development framework. The empirical approach of the present paper can be described as a two-stage procedure. In the first stage, the standard incremental SOM algorithm has been used and the two-dimensional map produced in a hexagonal grid is presented together with the weight maps. In the second stage, the k-means methodology has been used to cluster the prototypes produced by the SOM. Findings -The classification produced by the two-stage approach of the empirical analysis is compared with the baseline World Bank's income categories (based on Gross National Income per capita) offering an opportunity to assess the usefulness of non-parametric approaches that are based on non-income indicators vis-à -vis World Bank's approach in analysing welfare outcomes. The emerging picture of the empirical analysis supports the potential of the SOM as a useful and prolific analytical tool in mapping welfare outcomes. Originality/value -This study proposes a methodology beyond the conventional ordinal rankings of the welfare of the countries based on non-income indicators and the SOM.
Poverty alleviation is certainly the most emblematic of European Union ambitions in the field of ... more Poverty alleviation is certainly the most emblematic of European Union ambitions in the field of social policy – encompassing in a visible and politically salient way the cumulative end effect of many separate interventions in social and economic policy. The question posed in this paper is, therefore: Does the past play a role in the 50+ poverty we see today?
Since more than one-fifth of the Albanian population lives abroad at any given point in time, the... more Since more than one-fifth of the Albanian population lives abroad at any given point in time, the present study uses information obtained from Wave 2 of the Albanian Living Standard Measurement Survey (ALSMS) from spring 2003, in order to investigate the covariates that determine whether an individual considers migrating abroad from Albania. To be specific, the main interest of this research focuses on the impact of age, gender, education, household welfare, employment status and other selected factors on considering migration. An important contribution of the present study is the investigation of the impact of previous migration experiences on the likelihood to migrate internationally from Albania in the future. Evidence from the empirical analysis suggests that those who migrated abroad during the past twelve years are more likely to migrate compared to those who didn’t migrate.