ENGLISH

The Economics of Individual and Population Aging

By Robert L. Clark , Joseph J. Spengler

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1980
ISBN
9780521228831, 9780511572074, 0521297028, 0521228832, 0511572077, 9780521297028
LCC
HQ1061 .C52
Open Library ID
OL4415605M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1223997 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Surveys of Economic Literature
Pages
219\219
Topic
Economy
DPI
300
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

This study aims to identify and describe the principle economic issues associated with individual and population ageing. In addition, the study surveys and assess the existing knowledge - including research by scholars of many countries and different fields in the social sciences - of the economic and social problems associated with ageing. Although the study covers a wide range of issues, it focuses primarily on the economic complexities of individual ageing and the macro-economic problems that arise from age-structure changes in the population. The authors, giving examples from many countries, trace the development of concern for population ageing and examine theoretical concepts and changing demographic conditions. Cross-national econometric studies are cited along with time series and cross-sectional research on individual countries. In assessing the state of the literature on the economic problems of ageing, the authors have attempted to indicate fruitful avenues for further research.

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