population forecast for Germany is used to isolate the effect of demographic ageing on real per-capita HCE over the next decades. … mortality rises with age and a large share of HCE is caused by proximity to death. As a consequence, rising longevity - through … falling mortality rates - may even reduce HCE. However, a weakness of previous empirical studies is that they use cross …

which population ageing does not lead to an increase in per capita health care expenditures (HCE) because the observed … that mortality rises with age and a large share of HCE is caused by proximity to death. This hypothesis has spurned a large … studies have been rather mixed. In light of the imminent population ageing in many of these countries it is still being …

Studies on the effect of ageing on health care expenditures (HCE) have revealed the importance of controlling for time … confirmed. -- Health care expenditure ; proximity to death ; ageing ; "red herring" hypothesis …

differences in the mortality rates. The study covers seven components of health care, including long-term care. By and large, no … expenditure. -- Ageing ; health care expenditure ; end-of-life expenditure …

of countries that the trend toward population ageing may mean that health care expenditures increase to unsustainable … approaches. -- Ageing ; Cost of Dying ; Healthcare Expenditure ; Panel Survey …