Ageing In Advanced Industrial States: Riding The Age Waves - Volume 3 (international Studies In Population)

Population growth slowed across the world in the last decades of the 20 th century, changing substantially our view of the future. The 21 st century is likely to see the end to world population growth and become the century of population aging, marked by low fertility and ever-increasing life expectancy. These trends have prompted many to predict a gloomy future caused by an unprecedented economic burden of population aging. In response, industrialized nations will need to implement effective social and economic policies and programs. This is the final volume in a series of three. The papers included explore many examples and strengthen the basis for effective economic and social policies by investigating 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, and with regard to saving and consumption, and intergenerational transfers of money and care. Front Matter....Pages I-XVIII Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Age-Structural Transitions in Industrialized Countries....Pages 3-21 On Age Structures and Mortality....Pages 23-46 Long-Run Relationships in Differential U.S. Mortality Forecasts by Race and Sex: Tests for Co-integration....Pages 47-75 Front Matter....Pages 78-78 Uncertain Demographic Futures and Government Budgets in the US....Pages 79-100 Life, Death and the Economy: Mortality Change in an Overlapping-Generations Model....Pages 101-117 International Adverse Selection in Life Insurance and Annuities....Pages 119-135 Front Matter....Pages 138-138 Ageing, Family Support Systems, Saving and Wealth: Is Decline on the Horizon for Japan?....Pages 139-171 The Future Costs of Health Care in Ageing Societies: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?....Pages 173-193 Front Matter....Pages 196-196 Family Support for Older People: Determinants and Consequences....Pages 197-222 Care of the Elderly and Women’s Labour Force Participation in Japan....Pages 223-261 Family and Kinship Networks in the Context of Ageing Societies....Pages 263-285 Front Matter....Pages 288-288 Historical Trends in the Patterns of Time Use of Older Adults....Pages 289-310 An Economic Analysis of Age Discrimination: The Impact of Mandatory Retirement and Age Limitations in Hiring on the Utilization of Human Resources in an Ageing Society....Pages 311-324 Back Matter....Pages 325-327 Population growth slowed across the world in the last decades of the 20th century. changing substantially our view of the future. The 21st century is likely to see the end to world population growth and become the century of population ageing, marked by low fertility and ever-increasing life expectancy. These trends have prompted many to predict a gloomy future caused by an unprecedented economic burden of population ageing. In response, industrialized nations will need to implement effective social and economic policies and programs This is the final volume in a series of three. The papers included explore many examples and strengthen the basis for effective economic and social policies by investigating 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, and with regard to saving and consumption, and intergenerational transfers of money and care. --Book Jacket