This paper proposes a comprehensive framework for projecting public heath and long-term care expenditures. Notably, it … considers the impact of demographic and non-demographic effects for both health and long-term care. Compared with other studies …, the paper extends the demographic drivers by incorporating death-related costs and the health status of the population …

Korea faces an extraordinary ageing challenge. Korea will age much faster than other OECD countries: in 2000, about 7 …% of Korea’s population were over 65; in 2050, senior citizens will constitute about 37% of Korea’s population. Population … expectancy are indicators of the success of the Korean economy and society. However, the decline in fertility rates in Korea is …

policy changes, this could lead to higher public expenditures, labour force shortages, and slower economic growth. This …

, alone. The repercussions of these changes on housing, pensions, health and long-term care, on labour markets, education and …

This comprehensive review of Korea's environmental policies and programmes brings the reader information on the extent … to which Korea is meeting its domestic environmental objectives and international commitments. It reviews progress in …