We compare the long-term output and current account effects of pension reforms that increase the retirement age with … a policy trade-off. Pension reforms that increase the retirement age have a large positive effect on output, but a small …

We propose a dynamic production function of population health and mortality from birth onwards. Our parsimonious model …

Japan faces the problem of how to finance retirement, health, and long-term care expenditures as the population ages … raising social security contributions, debt financing, and a uniform increase in health and long-term care copayments …

those increasing the retirement age under alternative tax policies. The analysis is based on a model in the Auerbach … pressures at the peak of the demographic shock as much as increasing the retirement age in line with life expectancy (4 …

We discuss existing shortfalls and inequalities in the accumulation of human capital-knowledge, skills, and health. We … improve: the quality, and not just the quantity, of education and health care; outcomes for disadvantaged groups; and lifelong …

. It uses dominance tests to determine whether health and education expenditures redistribute resources to the poor. The …

In the growth literature, evidence on income convergence is mixed. In the development literature, health and education … indicators are also often used. This study examines whether health and education levels are converging across countries and … human capital convergence. The results confirm that investments in education and health are closely linked. We find …