The article provides a review of Hungarian and international demographic trends and examines the macroeconomic impacts of demographic developments in Hungary in comparison with the European Union. Based on available population projections, it is expected that ageing will also characterise...

Life expectancies are rapidly increasing and uncertain in all countries in Europe. To keep pension systems affordable, policy reforms are to be implemented which will encourage individuals to work longer. In this paper we analyze the impact of working and living longer on pension incomes in five...

Life expectancies are rapidly increasing and uncertain in all countries in Europe. To keep pension systems affordable, policy reforms are to be implemented which will encourage individuals to work longer. In this paper we analyze the impact of working and living longer on pension incomes in five...

Ausgehend von den Bevölkerungsprognosen der Vereinten Nationen sowie der nationalen Statistischen Ämter werden die Entwicklungen wichtiger demographischer Kennziffern für ausgewählte EU-Mitgliedsländer untersucht. Niedrige Geburtenziffern, Abwanderungen und der Anstieg in der...

In a simple growth model we explore the current and future growth effects of the regional population structure. Regional GDP growth in 227 regions within six countries in central Europe is explored as how they depend on the young and old dependency ratio. The young dependency ratio (YDR) is...