Buchbeitrag

Dependence and Population Ageing

Population ageing has often been summarised through rising old-age dependence ratios. Age is therefore perceived as a source of dependence, which supposedly causes economic problems. While these perceptions seem intuitive, they are open to query and may be misleading. The current chapter looks at how we define dependence, how it relates to ageing, and whether it should be regarded as bad for the economy.

Language
Englisch

Classification
Wirtschaft
Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-labor Market Discrimination
Retirement; Retirement Policies
Subject
dependence
population ageing
capability
economic activity
unemployment

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Jackson, William A.
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
London
(where)
Routledge
(when)
1991

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  • Buchbeitrag

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  • Jackson, William A.
  • London

Time of origin

  • 1991

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