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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009144509
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Financial Planning for Later Life: Subjective Understandings of Catalysts and Constraints
Kemp, Candace L.; Rosenthal, Carolyn J.; Denton, Margaret - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2004
This paper examines the conditions under which individuals begin or do not begin making financial plans for their later years. The data are drawn from a sample of mid- and later-life individuals (n=51) who participated in qualitative, life-history interviews. Participants identified three types...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404402
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Geographic Dimensions of Aging: The Canadian Experience 1991-1996
Moore, Eric G.; McGuinness, Donald; Pacey, Michael A.; … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2000
The major focus of this paper is on the geographic dimensions of population aging in Canada between 1991 and 1996 and … of aging-in-place and net migration for both elderly and non-elderly populations in each area and demonstrate how the … structure of these two components defines differing aging profiles in different parts of the country. Aging in the southern …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763328
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The Effects of Population Ageing on the Canadian Health Care System
Rosenberg, Mark W. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2000
There is probably no policy-maker in Canada who has not heard "the boom, bust and echo" mantra of David Foot (1996) by now. Even those who have not fallen prey to Foot's mantra are aware that between 2025 and 2031, the population aged 65 and over will reach between 20 and 25 percent of the total...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181066
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Are Theories of Aging Important? Models and Explanations in Gerontology at the Turn of the Century
Bengtson, Vern L.; Rice, Cara J.; Johnson, Malcolm L. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2000
Four questions are addressed: (1) What is theory and how is it important in the development of knowledge about aging …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404389
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Long-term Care in Turmoil
Johnson, Malcolm L.; Cullen, Lesley; Patsios, Demi - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2000
The reformulation of the regulation of long-term care seen in the recent White Paper and Royal Commission in the UK has led to topical debates on long-term care for older people. Given that there are over 500,000 people in residential nursing and dual registered homes across the country, there...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404397
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Mid-life Patterns and the Residential Mobility of Older Men
Hayward, Linda M. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2001
data from the Ontario Longitudinal Study of Aging. These findings suggest directions for future research to aid the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404399
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Local Planning for an Aging Population in Ontario: Two Case Studies
Hayward, Lynda M. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2001
Local planning for an aging population in Ontario is multi-sectorial, involving a variety of policy initiatives and a … complex funding system. It is important to understand what planning bodies have jurisdiction over issues associated with aging … come together in a local context. This paper examines planning activity related to aging issues in two contrasting upper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404407
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APOCALYPSE NO: Population Aging and the Future of Health Care Systems
Evans, R.G.; McGrail, K.M.; Morgan, S.G.; Barer, M.L.; … - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 2001
to dire predictions of skyrocketing costs-- "apocalyptic demography". Yet numerous studies have shown that aging effects … Columbia show minimal effects of population aging, but major effects, up and down, from changes in age- specific use patterns …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404409
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Population Aging and Its Economic Costs: A Survey of the Issues and Evidence
Denton, Frank T.; Spencer, Byron G. - Department of Economics, McMaster University - 1999
The aging of the population is expected to result in substantial increases in the costs of maintaining health care and … 1960s. Although the overall "burden" of population aging is manageable, major adjustments will be required in the coming … decades, especially in the area federal/provincial cost sharing. For the most part, though, the effects of population aging …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005635204