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Title:

Ageing, health, and productivity : the economics of increased life expectancy / edited by Pietro Garibaldi, Joaquim Oliveira Martins, and Jan van Ours ; with Axel B©œrsch-Supan ... [et al.].

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xiv, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Population aging--Economic aspects.
Longevity--Economic aspects.
Older people--Costs.--Costs.
Older people--Employment.
Longevity--Social aspects.
Labor productivity.
Life span, Productive.
Social medicine--Developed countries.
Medical policy--Developed countries.

Other Authors:

Garibaldi, Pietro, 1968-
Oliveira-Martins, Joaquim.
Ours, J. C. van.
B©œrsch-Supan, Axel, 1954-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-240) and index.

Contents:

Conclusions and policy implications. Pekka Ilmakunnas ... [et al.]. Setting the stage ; from ageing to longevity ; The growth of health expenditures : ageing vs. technological progress ; Preferences towards health care : is health a luxury good? ; Integrating the different drivers : projections of total health expenditure, 2025-2050 ; The impact of health on productivity and growth ; Summary and policy discussion ; Appendix II : specification of the utility function and the income elasticity ; Appendix II : data sources and methods of health expenditure projections -- Age and productivity / Pekka Ilmakunnas ... [et al.]. Setting the stage ; The grand view on age and productivity ; Age and absenteeism ; Age and working capacity ; Age and productivity : an analysis at the plant and the team level ; Conclusions and policy implications.

Series:

Reports for the Fondazione Rodolfo DeBenedetti.

ISBN:

0199587132 (hbk.)
9780199587131 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)646393939

LCCN:

2010940319

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)