There is a rich literature analyzing the problems that will arise as the share of elderly and retired in the population increases in the near future. However, the locational decisions among the elderly as well as their implications in terms of taxes/transfers and of allocation of...

Since the prevalence of many chronic health conditions increases with age we might anticipate that as the population ages the proportion with one or more such conditions would rise, as would the cost of treatment. We ask three questions: How much would the overall prevalence of chronic...

We provide comparable evidence on the patterns and trends in obesity across the Atlantic and analyse whether there are economic rationales for public intervention to control obesity. We take into account equity issues as well as efficiency considerations, which are organized around three...

This paper develops a simple analytical framework in which optimal health and retirement policies amid population aging can be discussed. To be efficient, these policies must recognize and exploit the dynamic complementarities between the timing of retirement, the size of lifecycle labour income...

Die demographische Entwicklung und der medizinisch-technische Fortschritt gelten als die beiden wichtigsten Gründe für den Anstieg der Gesundheitsausgaben. Der vorliegende Übersichtsartikel betrachtet den Einfluss der Alterung auf die Gesundheitsausgaben anhand der so genannten...

This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China and India for the period 2012-2030. Our estimates are derived using WHO's EPIC model of economic growth, which focuses on the negative effects of NCDs on labor supply and capital accumulation. We...

Past empirical studies on the strategic bequest motive have found evidence for the existence of a positive causation of wealth on receiving attention from on's children. This paper illustrates that these results from the past should be interpreted with some care as the relationship between...

An increasing demand for both formal and informal care is likely to result from the ongoing demographic transition at the same time as there is a further move away from the traditional domestic division of labour. Public policy-making that aims at increasing the supply of informal care...

Aufgrund der demographischen Alterung wird die Zahl der Pflegebedürftigen in den nächsten Jahrzehnten deutlich ansteigen. Damit wird auch die gegenwärtig vorhandene Infrastruktur für die ambulante und stationäre Versorgung nicht ausreichen, um den notwendigen Pflegestandard zu erhalten oder...

Rasant ansteigender Bedarf an Pflegeplätzen, Fachkräftemangel und erschwerte Bedingungen für Investoren gefährden die Versorgungssicherheit. - Bis zum Jahr 2030 wird es laut Prognosen voraussichtlich 720 000 zusätzliche Pflegebedürftigegeben. Das stellt die Altenpflege vor große...