I investigate the contribution of pharmaceutical innovation to recent longevity growth in Germany and France. First, I …

public intervention depends on the extra-productivity of public spendings in longevity, its optimal structure is determined … by (1) differences in the productivity of each policy; (2) how growth would influence each longevity aspect under laissez …-faire; (3) the dependence of each longevity aspect on past achievements. Given competing effects, the optimal intervention can …

The aim of this paper is to study the long-run effects of a longevity increase on individual decisions about education … two contributions to the literature on the macroeconomics of population ageing. First we show that it is important to … wisdom following an increase in longevity, depending on the corresponding change in the age-productivity profile …

Longitudinal, disease-level data are used to analyze the impact of pharmaceutical innovation on longevity (mean age at … pharmaceutical innovation increased mean age at death by 0.87 years (10.4 months) — about 44% of the total increase in longevity …

We use longitudinal, disease-level data to analyze the impact of pharmaceutical innovation on longevity and medical … estimated to have increased mean age at death by 0.60 years during the period. The estimates indicate that longevity depends on …

Increasing longevity causes an upward trend in the dependency ratio in many countries. This raises concerns about the … and benefits to longevity. The political reform process is analysed using the so-called legislative procedure. When … longevity increases, the young generation contributes more, and the old generation faces lower benefits and a retirement age …

Increasing longevity causes an upward trend in the dependency ratio in many countries. This raises concerns about the … and benefits to longevity. The political reform process is analysed using the so-called legislative procedure. When … longevity increases, the young generation contributes more, and the old generation faces lower benefits and a retirement age …