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- With more courses on health economics and the economics of ageing there is a need for an upper level textbook on current microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, trends and policy
- Covers economic considerations associated with all ages, young, middle and old, and considers the ageing of the economic institutions in which individual ageing occurs
- Addresses the economic implications of individual and population ageing
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Fiscal Policy and Ageing
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Front Matter
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Health Economics
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Long-Term Care
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Back Matter
About this book
This upper level textbook provides a coherent introduction to the economic implications of individual and population ageing. Placing economic considerations into a wider social sciences context, this is ideal reading not only for advanced undergraduate and masters students in economics, health economics and the economics of ageing, but also policy makers, students, professionals and practitioners in gerontology, sociology, health-related sciences and social care.
This volume discusses the fiscal implications of ageing, health economics and long-term care. Fiscal policy issues include generational accounting and national transfer accounts, the relationship between ageing, public expenditure and fiscal policy, the age profiles of public expenditures and taxes, and the relationship between ageing, capital and labour taxation. Health economics with regard to ageing comprises healthy and disability-free life expectancy, the relationship between health inequalities and age, the macroeconomic implications of population health, the socio-economic determinants of health, the interaction between ageing and both individual and aggregate health expenditure, and economic approaches to valuing later life. This volume closes with an exposition of the economics of formal and informal care, as well as questions around insurance, risk and the so-called `sandwich generation'.
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“The monograph is exclusively professionally written and the materials are presented in an attractive way. Another advantage of the offered book is the inclusion of a significant number of titles in the bibliography, which makes it a valuable reference for specialists working in this scientific field. It will be a pleasure for me to have this book in my library.” (Nikolay Kyurkchiev, zbMATH 1444.91002, 2020)
“A tour de force. Prof Iparraguirre has delivered the seemingly impossible: a thorough and accessible textbook covering economic aspects of almost anything related to individual and population ageing, from social engagement to pensions and wealth, health to cognition, the silver markets to behavioural economics and political economy. It will assist anyone interested in improving wellbeing in later life and in learning the importance and limitations of economic factors towards making this happen.” (Asghar Zaidi, Professor of Social Gerontology, Seoul National University)“The Economics of Ageing is an excellent series of books - well-written and comprehensively covering all aspect on the topic. It is the first book of its kind and considering its quality, depth and scope, I doubt something similar will be published in the foreseeable future.” (Alfonso Sousa-Poza, Professor of Economics, Institute for Health Care & Public Management, University of Hohenheim)
“As Chief Executive of the International Longevity Centre UK, the UK’s specialist think tank on the impact of longevity on society, I welcome the timely publication of this superb introduction to the economics of ageing. The population in most countries is undergoing an unprecedented demographic shift that will leave none of us untouched. And while longer lives are something to be celebrated, we need to make sure that we truly understand and adapt to the needs of an ageing society, so that we all can make the most of the benefits of increased longevity. This four-volume publication brilliantly sets out the key macro- and microeconomic implications of an ageing society, and acts as a conversation starter to this important topic. Now it’s time to put our thinking caps on to adapt our policy, products and services to the greatest challenge and opportunity of the 21st century.” (Baroness Sally Greengross OBE, House of Lords)
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Morón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
José Luis Iparraguirre
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Economics and Ageing
Book Subtitle: Volume II: Policy and Applied
Authors: José Luis Iparraguirre
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93357-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93356-6Published: 17 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93357-3Published: 05 December 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 320
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations
Topics: Health Economics, Aging, Institutional/Evolutionary Economics, Public Economics, Population Economics, Labor Economics