Seit geraumer Zeit befindet sich Deutschland in einer Phase, die durch eine ungebremste Abnahme der Alterssterblichkeit gekennzeichnet ist. Da das Morbiditätsspektrum weit überwiegend von chronisch-degenerativen Krankheiten geprägt wird, wirft die zurückgehende Altersmortalität drei in...

In this paper we set up an overlapping generations model of gerontological founded human aging that takes the interaction between R&D-driven medical progress and access to health care into account. We use the model to explore potential futures of human health and longevity. For the baseline...

In this paper we set up an overlapping generations model of gerontological founded human aging that takes the interaction between R&D-driven medical progress and access to health care into account. We use the model to explore potential futures of human health and longevity. For the baseline...

Studies on the effect of ageing on health care expenditures (HCE) have revealed the importance of controlling for time-to-death (TTD). These studies, however, are subject to possible endogeneity if HCE influences remaining life expectancy. This paper introduces a ten year observational period on...