Niedrige Geburtenraten und eine gleichzeitige Steigerung der Lebensdauer führen in Zukunft zu einer erheblichen Veränderung der Altersstrukturen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt. In seinem Kommentar befasst sich Hartmut Buck, Fraunhofer IAO, Stuttgart, mit der Frage, wie mit einem steigenden Anteil...

The paper develops a general equilibrium framework to examine the economic implications of population aging in Japan. Particular attention is paid to aggregate saving behavior which is modeled on the basis of empirical age-earnings profiles using a life-cycle approach. The paper's objectives are...

Working conditions have greatly evolved in recent decades in developed countries. This evolution has been accompanied with the appearance of new forms of work organisation that may be sources of stress and health risk for older workers. As populations are ageing, these issues are particularly...