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Economics of Aging

Author

Editor

  • Rhona C Free

Summary, in English

Population aging is a world wide phenomenon. Demographic structure and aging affects both consumption and production in an economy, which is analysed in a life cycle setting. Special emphasis is given to aging and the welfare state including the organisation of old age pensions.

Publishing year

2010

Language

English

Pages

585-595

Publication/Series

21st Century Economics. A Reference Handbook

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Topic

  • Economics

Keywords

  • welfare state
  • life cycle production and conumption patterns
  • dependency ratios
  • aging
  • demographic structure

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-1-4129-6142-4