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Differentiating retirement age to compensate for health differences
Vandenberghe, Vincent - In: IZA journal of labor policy 11 (2021) 1, pp. 1-34
Population aging in Europe calls for an overall rise in the age of retirement. However, most observers agree that the latter should be differentiated to account for different individuals' heterogeneous health when they grow older. This paper explores the relevance of this idea using the European...
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Do Old Age and Comorbidity Via Non-Communicable Diseases Matter for COVID-19 Mortality? A Path Analysis
Goswami, Gour Gobinda; Mahapatro, Mausumi; Ali, ARM Mehrab - 2021
. This suggests that we should prioritize vaccinations for the elderly and people with comorbidity via non …
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Differentiating retirement age to compensate for career arduousness
Vandenberghe, Vincent - 2021
Population ageing in Europe calls for an overall rise in the age of retirement. However, many argue that this age should be differentiated to account for individuals' career arduousness. This paper explores the relevance of this idea. It combines the 7th wave of the SHARE panel data on health at...
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The Future of the Elderly Population Health Status : Filling a Knowledge Gap
Atella, Vincenzo; Belotti, Federico; Kim, Daejung; … - 2020
microsimulation models of the Future Elderly Model (FEM) family for thirteen OECD countries, with the aim of reproducing for the first … educational gradient in the health status of elderly patients. Our findings represent a valid contribution to support policy …
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Economic effects of healthy ageing : functional limitation, forgone wages, and medical and long-term care costs
Okamoto, Shohei; Sakamoto, Haruka; Kamimura, Kazuki; … - In: Health economics review 13 (2023) 1, pp. 1-14
This study aims to estimate the potential economic benefts of healthy ageing by obtaining estimates of the economic losses generated by functional limitations among middle-aged and older people. Utilising two data sources retrieved from nationally representative samples of the Japanese people,...
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Long-term Care in Denmark
Gørtz, Mette; Christensen, Bent Jesper; Gupta, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
socioeconomic situation of the elderly in Denmark, focusing on the health status and financial situation of the elderly, and the … elderly is in good health, but that those in the older age group, 85+, face considerably more functional limitations in daily … living. One in three of the elderly receives some form of long-term care, and more than half the 85+ group. The paper further …
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Societal Aging and its Impact on Singapore
Chen, Cynthia; Lim, Julian; Visaria, Abhijit; Chan, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Societal aging is arguably one of our most critical demographic challenges, and Singapore is aging at a much faster rate compared to other countries. Population aging could negatively affect older adults, contribute to an increase in healthcare expenditure and increase caregivers' financial and...
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Savings Needed for Health Expenses in Retirement : An Examination of Persons Ages 55 and 65 in 2009
Fronstin, Paul; Salisbury, Dallas; VanDerhei, Jack - 2009
This paper updates earlier EBRI research on estimated savings needed to cover health insurance to supplement Medicare and out-of-pocket expenses for health care services in retirement. It finds that men retiring at age 65 in 2009 will need anywhere from $68,000 to $173,000 in savings to cover...
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Kapitaldeckung als Antwort auf die demographische Herausforderung?
Borchardt, Katja; Farhauer, Oliver - 2003
Die demografische Alterung der Bevölkerung und der medizinisch-technischen Fortschritt als sich verstärkender zirkulär-kausaler Zusammenhang werden bei einer Beibehaltung der derzeitigen Finanzierung des deutschen Gesundheitswesens weitere Ausgabensteigerungen hervorrufen. Durch die...
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The Economic Impact of Ageing Populations in the Eu25 Member States
Carone, Giuseppe - 2006
This paper presents an assessment of the overall economic impact of ageing for the EU Member States. It draws upon the macroeconomic assumptions developed by the Ageing Working Group attached to the Economic Policy Committee and the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs for the...
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