Our societies are witnessing a steady increase in longevity. This demographic evolution is accompanied by some convergence across countries, whereas substantial longevity inequalities persist within nations. The goal of this paper is to survey some crucial implications of changing longevity on...

Rapid ageing of the population globally represents an unprecedented historical trend. As pension and healthcare costs are positively correlated with rising incomes, ageing, urbanization, and a shift from communicable to life-style diseases, managing these costs is a major challenge. There are...

Die Weltwirtschaft hat sich rascher erholt als erwartet. Vor allem die Konjunktur in den Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern hat im Winterhalbjahr 2009/2010 eine hohe Dynamik entfaltet, aber auch in den Industrieländern nahm die Produktion überraschend deutlich zu. Allerdings deutet sich an,...

In combating poverty, whether or not to design a universal program or a targeted program has been a perpetual dilemma. The objective of this paper is to conduct an international comparison of the 'universality' and 'targeting' of social security systems. The paper presents an outline of...