Handbook of the economics of population aging

"Population aging is exerting unprecedented pressures on long-established social norms and policy institutions globally. This volume synthesizes the accumulating knowledge base around the economics of population aging by bringing together some of the world's leading economics of population...

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Main Author: Piggott, John R. ([HerausgeberIn])
Other Authors: Woodland, A. D. ([HerausgeberIn])
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam North Holland 2016, 2016
Series:Handbooks in economics
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Collection: Elsevier Handbooks in Economics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Population aging is exerting unprecedented pressures on long-established social norms and policy institutions globally. This volume synthesizes the accumulating knowledge base around the economics of population aging by bringing together some of the world's leading economics of population aging by bringing together some of the world's leading economists to provide perspectives from their field on this issue. Covering major theoretical, empirical, and policy developments, their contributions provide original, insightful, and comprehensive overviews of the existing literature and offer suggestions for potentially important and productive future research directions. The volume aims to provide a state-of-the-art foundation upon which future research can be built"--Publisher's description
Volume 1B: Retirement incentives and labor supply / R. Blundell, E. French. G. Tetlow -- Investing and portfolio allocation for retirement / B. Kaschützke, R. Maurer -- Conflict and cooperation within the family, and between the state and family, in the provision of old-age security / A. Cigno -- Complex decision making : the roles of cognitive limitations, cognitive decline, and aging / M.P. Keane, S. Thorp -- Taxation, pensions, and demographic change / A. Woodland -- Social security and public insurance / A. Börsch-Supan, K. Härtl, D.N. Leite -- Workplace-linked pensions for an aging demographic / O.S. Mitchell, J. Piggott -- Poverty and aging / J. Marchand, T. Smeeding -- Health and long-term care / E.C. Norton -- The HRS around the world surveys / L.I. Dobrescu, J.P. Smith.
Volume 1A: The global demography of aging : facts, explanations, future / D.E. Bloom, D.L. Luca -- Macroeconomics, aging, and growth / R. Lee -- Migration and the demographic shift / A. Zaiceva, K.F. Zimmerman -- Global demographic trends : consumption, saving, and international capital flows / O. Attanosio, A. Bonfatti, S. Kitao, G. Weber -- Insurance markets for the elderly / H. Fang -- Intergenerational risk sharing / R. Beetsma, W. Romp -- The political economy of population aging / G. Casamatta, L. Batté.
Physical Description:2 volumes illustrations
ISBN:9780444538437
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