This paper discusses the relationship between medical innovations and ageing from a health economics perspective and … conceptualization of ageing as an accumulation of health deficits. The paper also discusses the role of medical progress for longevity …

Continuous longevity improvements and population ageing have led countries to modify national public pension schemes by …

This paper explores how the Stability and Growth Pact may cope with the future costs of population ageing in the … European Union. Clearly, population ageing has forced countries to reform their pension systems, and will continue to do so … and the ageing problem. We will also calibrate a simple model for addressing intergenerational equity …

This paper attempts to paint a coherent picture of the effects of ageing on a small, open, economy with large pension … equilibrium model with institutional details. We find that ageing leads to a tighter labor market, increasing costs for both … burden of ageing is the eventual size of the increase in labor market participation of older workers. The intergenerational …

We analyze the short and long run effects of demographic ageing - increased longevity and reduced fertility - on per … to demographic ageing and per-capita growth to accelerate. If the retirement age were held constant, the growth rate in …