Ageing, health, and productivity: the economics of increased life expectancy

This book looks at the challenges ageing populations pose to policy makers inadvanced economies. It provides new evidence on how to turn these challenges into long-term, productive opportunities. INDICE: Part I: Health, Expenditure, Longevity and GrowthBrigitte Dormont, Joaquim Oliveira Martins, Florian Pelgrin and Marc Suhrcke: ; 1: Transitory vs. Permanent Demographic Shocks: From Ageing to Longevity; 2: The Growth ofHealth Expenditure: Ageing vs. Technological Progress; 3: Preferences TowardsHealth Care: Is Health a Luxury Good?; 4: Integrating the Different Drivers: Projections of Total Health Expenditure 2025-2050; 5: The Impact of Health on Productivity and Growth; 6: Summary and Policy Discussion; Annex I: Specification of the Utility Function and the Income Elasticity; Annex II: Data Sources and Methods of Health Expenditure Projections; Comments by Axel Boersch-Supan and Vincenzo Galasso; Part II: Age and ProductivityPekka Ilmakunnas, Vegard Skirbekk, Jan van Ours and Matthias Weiss: ; 7: Introduction - Setting the Stage; 8: The Grand View on Age and Productivity; 9: Age and Absenteeism; 10: Age and Working Capacity; 11: Age and Productivity: An Analysis at the Plant and the Team Level; 12: Conclusions and Policy Implications; Comments by Enrico Moretti and Etienne Wasmer

• ISBN: 978-0-19-958713-1
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 280
• Fecha Publicación: 25/11/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés