Can we afford to grow older? : a perspective on the economics of aging /

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This book is concerned with the economic consequences of the dramatic current and prospective demographic changes that are occurring in Western industrialized countries. There are chapters on the dependency burden aspects of Social Security programs and intergenerational redistribution; overlapping-...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Disney, Richard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1996.
Subjects:
Aging > Economic aspects.
Older people > Economic conditions.
Age distribution (Demography)
Old age pensions.
Dependency (Psychology)
Economics.
Employment (Economic theory)
National health services.
Income.
Social security.
Medical care.
Dependency, Psychological
Developed Countries
Economics
Employment
Financial Management
Health Services
Income
Population Dynamics
Private Sector
Social Security
Age Distribution
Delivery of Health Care
Financing, Government
Patient Care
Vieillissement > Aspect économique.
Personnes âgées > Conditions économiques.
Répartition par âge (Démographie)
Pensions de vieillesse.
Dépendance (Psychologie)
Économie politique.
Emploi.
Services de santé.
Revenu.
Sécurité sociale.
Prestation de soins.
Aide de l'État.
Soins médicaux.
economics.
employing.
federal aid.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.
Social security
National health services
Medical care
Aging > Economic aspects
Old age pensions
Older people > Economic conditions
Pensions
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Table of Contents:
  • A burden of dependency? Social security programs and intergenerational redistribution
  • Overlapping-generations models, feasible pension schemes, and aging populations
  • Social security: paying for past pension promises
  • Private pension plans in the demographic transition
  • Productivity, wages, and educational attainment: the impact of workforce aging
  • Retirement: the labor supply of older workers in an aging society
  • Consumption and saving: life-cycle behavior and population aging
  • Financing health care
  • A public-choice perspective
  • Some salient conclusions.

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