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Reproductive Contributions of Foreign Wives in Taiwan: Similarities and Differences among Major Source Countries

Liaw, Kao-Lee; Lin, Ji-Ping; Liu, Chien-Chia - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2009

In light of the entrenchment of sub-replacement fertility and the sharp increase in the stock of foreign wives in … fertility level of the foreign wives was probably somewhat higher than that of the native-born women and definitely lower than … Philippines were more reproductive than those from Thailand and Vietnam. This contrast was a muted reflection of the fertility …

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The surprisingly large policy implications of changing retirement durations

Hicks, Peter - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2011

The paper reviews evidence that suggests that, over the coming two decades, people are likely to stay in the work force at least five years longer, possibly by considerably more. The implications for policy are surprisingly large and surprisingly unrecognized. Recent trends, if extended into the...

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Economic Security in an Aging Canadian Population

Brown, Robert L. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2011

This paper has been written to bring up to date materials in a monograph that was a part of the Butterworths series of monographs in social gerontology, in particular, the 1991 monograph entitled: Economic Security in an Aging Population (Brown, 1991). The paper reports on research that...

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Age of Pension Eligibility, Gains in Life Expectancy, and Social Policy

Denton, Frank T.; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2010

Canadians are living longer and retiring younger. When combined with the aging of the baby boom generation, that means that the “inactive” portion of the population is increasing and there are concerns about possibly large increases in the burden of support on those who are younger. We model...

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Age of Pension Eligibility, Gains in Life Expectancy, and Social Policy

Denton, Frank T.; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2010

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The Policy Challenges of Population Ageing

Walker, Alan - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2003

This paper first questions the universal process whereby what should be welcome demographic change leading to societal ageing has been transformed into a crisis of the welfare state. It then focuses on five key policy challenges -- ensuring economic security in old age; maintaining...

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Older Workers and On-the-Job Training in Canada: Evidence from the WES Data

Zeytinoglu, I.U.; Cooke, G.B.; Harry, K. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2007

This paper provides evidence of on-the-job training among older workers in Canada. It also examines the effect of age associated with on-the-job training. Statistics Canada’s Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) 2001 data, linking employee responses to workplace (i.e. employer) responses are...

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Economic Security in an Aging Canadian Population

Brown, Robert L. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2010

This paper has been written for the special issue of the Canadian Journal on Aging on the retrospective on the Butterworths series of monographs in social gerontology. The paper brings up-to-date materials published in 1991 in the volume entitled: Economic Security in an Aging Population. The...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008542633

The Changing Contexts of Family Care in Canada

Rosenthal, Carolyn J. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 1997

Over the past 20 to 30 years, the importance of families as providers of assistance to older Canadians has been well documented through research. However, over these decades, the contexts within which families exist and provide support have changed considerably. This paper examines changes over...

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Population Aging and the Macroeconomy: Explorations in the Use of Immigration as an Instrument of Control

Denton, Frank T.; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2005

and demographic consequences of low fertility rates and aging population distribution. A neoclassical economic growth … populations and fertility rates of other countries. …

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