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The demographic database of Istat (www.istat.it)is explored and the main facts are extracted and described, both at the aggregate national level as well as at the regional one. This paper is completely self-standing but, at the same time, poses the basis for a more general analysis that will be...
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facilitates investigation of distortionary effects of fiscal and pension policy responses to ageing. The model is calibrated to … the Finnish economy, which will encounter substantial ageing pressures in the near future. During the transition to an … older population structure ageing costs can be substantially lowered by allowing public funds to smooth out the tax …
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This paper examines the dynamics of effective pension age in Russia and in particular the role of special privileged early retirement programs in enlarging the number of pensioners in recent decades. When it is possible to receive a pension and continue to work, people often choose to draw the...
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On top of the sovereign debt crisis in the European Union, demographic change is exerting enormous pressure on public finances. We analyse four policy options: lowering pension benefits, increasing labour market participation of the native population, immigration and participation of older...
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model is then used to study the consequences of the ageing of the population and the potential effects of alternative …
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We offer an alternative explanation for the decline in labor force participation of senior workers. Typically, tax and transfer explanations have been proposed. On the contrary, a model with imperfectly competitive labor market allows to consider as well the effects of a drop in bargaining...
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the impact of ageing on labor and pension income distribution in Mexico under …
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substantial reforms, pressure on government spending linked to ageing populations (both onpensions and health expenditures), will …
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This chapter reviews the literature on intergenerational risk sharing (IRS). We explore to what extent and how a market economy with an appropriate institutional setting can replicate a social planner's solution in models with increasing levels of complexity. In particular, we do this for...
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for the "said" ageing expenditures, This study attempts to analyze the effects of debt burdens known as interest charges … in relation to the pensions and health care spending, The "said" ageing expenditures since the debate on this issue doesn …'t allow us to say that these expenses are totally linked to ageing. Design/methodology/approach: This study conducts an …
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