Ageing, health, and productivity
Subtitle: the economics of increased life expectancy
By: edited by Pietro Garibaldi, Joaquim Oliveira-Martins, Jan van Ours ; with Axel Borsch-Supan... [et al.].
Series: Reports for the Fondazione Rodolfo DeBenedetti
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780199587131
Subjects: Productive Life span; Labor productivity; Social aspects; Economic aspects; Social medicine; Population aging; Longevity; Costs; Older people; Medical care; Medical policy; Employment
Description: Increase in life expectancy is arguably the most remarkable by-product of modern economic growth. In the last 30 years we have gained roughly 2.5 years of longevity every decade, both in Europe and the United States. This book looks closely into at the challenges to the economy that this increase brings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-240) and index.