Ageing in advanced industrial states / edited by Shripad Tuljapurkar, Naohiro Ogawa, Anne H. Gauthier.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tuljapurkar, Shripad, 1951-

Ogawa, Naohiro, 1944-

Gauthier, Anne Hélène.

ProQuest ebook central.

Series:

International studies in population ; v. 8.

Riding the age waves ; v. 3.

International studies in population ; v. 8

Riding the age waves ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population aging--Economic aspects.

Population aging.

Older people--Economic conditions.

Older people.

Age distribution (Demography)--Developed countries.

Age distribution (Demography).

Developed countries--Economic conditions.

Developed countries.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 327 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This final volume in a series of three examines the economic, social and demographic consequences of the transformations in the structures of population and family. These consequences include changes in economic behavior, both in labor and financial markets.

Contents:

Introduction / Shripad Tuljapurkar, Naohiro Ogawa, and Anne Gauthier

1. Age-Structural Transitions in Industrialized Countries / Ian Pool

2. On Age Structures and Mortality / Nico Keilman

3. Long-Run Relationships in Differential U.S. Mortality Forecasts by Race and Sex / Tests for Cointegration / Lawrence Carter

4. Uncertain Demographic Futures and Government Budgets in the U.S. / Ronald Lee, Shripad Tuljapurkar, Ryan Edwards

5. Life, Death, and the Economy / Mortality Change in Overlapping-Generations Model / Qi Li and Shripad Tuljapurkar

6. International Adverse Selection in Life Insurance and Annuities / David McCarthy, Olivia S. Mitchell

7. Aging, Family Support Systems, Saving, and Wealth / Is Decline on the Horizon for Japan? / Andrew Mason, Naohiro Ogawa, Takehiro Fukui

8. The Future Costs of Health Care in Aging Societies / Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty? / Deborah Freund, Timothy Smeeding

9. Family Support for Older People / Determinants and Consequences / Emily Grundy

10. Care of the Elderly and Women's Labour Force Participation in Japan / Naohiro Ogawa, Robert Retherford, Yasuhiko Saito

11. Family and Kinship Networks in the Context of Ageing Societies / Michael Murphy

12. Historical Trends in the Patterns of Time Use of Older Adults / Anne Gauthier, Timothy Smeeding

13. An Economic Analysis of Age Discrimination & The Impact of Mandatory Retirement and Age Limitations in Hiring on the Utilization of Human Resources in an Aging Society / Atsushi Seike

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789048135530

9048135532

Publisher Number:

99975055251

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.