- American Indian elders are on the crest of a chronic disease epidemic
- D.E. Satter; S.P. Wallace / Health Disparities Program, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 2010
- The elderly population (age 55 and older) among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) is projected to increase from 5.5% of the total U.S. AIAN population in 1990 to 12.6% in 2050. Many are failing to participate in health insura...
- How the Indian pension system falls behind the OECD benchmark
- R.K. Jha; S. Bhattacharyya / Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2010
- In India the lack of a wide social security net has serious implications for well-being of aged, poor people who are unable to meet their old age needs. India’s workforce is largely based in unorganised sector where pension prov...
- How to create a multi-pillar pension system in Peru
- J. Olivera / Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, 2010
- Peru created the Private Pension system (SPP) in 1993, without dismantling its old defined benefit system (the National Pension System, SNP). However, members of the SPP (those who previously belonged to the SNP) realised that t...
- The proportion of older persons in the world will double by 2050
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2009
- This report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries. This edition includes features on ageing in...
- The financial crisis and pensions - the real crisis is yet to come
- World Bank, 2010
- The financial crisis has had significant impacts on pension systems in the Europe and Central Asia region (ECA), tempting governments to make policy changes in response to the increased pension deficits they are facing. The cris...
- Pension policy and how to restrain the over-fast growth of capital assets investment in China
- Z. Yang / Munich Personal RePEc Archive, 2009
- This paper investigates the urban public pension in China, and examines the effects of the replacement rates and population growth rate on the capital-labour ratio, pension benefits, consumption and utility. Furthermore, it figures ou...
- Arguing the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening for older adults
- M. Lee / Population Reference Bureau, 2009
- This newsletter reviews some recent research on ageing and HIV/AIDS, trying to figure out HIV/AIDS risk factors and the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening for older adults in the US. The paper notes that longevity has incr...
- A simple and cost-effective pension system in that could be scaled up to national level
- C. Knox / HelpAge International, 2009
- The Government of Zambia, via its Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS), has been running a set of pilot cash transfers to test which could best form the basis of a national social protection system. The pilot ...
- Promoting labour market participation of older persons
- Project on Population Ageing, Economic Commission for Europe, 2009
- Achieving the integration and participation of older persons in society are important elements. This policy brief outlines the main strategies that may be considered to increase participation of older persons in political and economic...
- The potentials of products and services tailored to the needs of older persons
- Project on Population Ageing, Economic Commission for Europe, 2009
- In an ageing society, one aim is to further enhance the social and economic participation of older persons. This policy brief addresses the issues related to older persons as consumers in the background of demographic trends, the well...
- Does population ageing inevitably lead to significantly higher health care expenditure?
- B. Rechel; Y. Doyle; E. Grundy / World Health Organization, 2009
- All countries in Europe face ageing populations. This review examines the impact of ageing populations on health systems, demonstrating that it will give rise to a number of challenges. However, the paper deems that much of this impac...
- How mean-testing is limiting coverage of cash transfers
- K. Ibralieva; E. Mikkonen-Jeanneret / HelpAge International, 2009
- In 2008, the Kyrgyz Republic experienced significant increases in food and fuel price, massively affecting the most vulnerable populations. In response, the World Bank announced a US$10 million grant directed at topping up the e...
- Motivating people to supply more labour and save for the later stage of life
- J. Babecký; K. Dybczak / Czech National Bank, Czech Republic, 2009
- The Czech Republic is facing a population-ageing phenomenon, and its demographic structure is expected to change dramatically, which might have a significant impact on the Czech economy. This paper analyses the potential effects of th...
- Dementia needs to become a priority on the world health agenda
- M. Prince (ed); J. Jackson (ed) / Alzheimer's Disease International, 2009
- This Report gives an overview and analysis of the prevalence and impact of Alzheimer's disease, based on systematic review identifying studies in 21 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) world regions. It then offers a framework of rec...
- What reasons are behind the health gap between US and Europe?
- P.C. Michaud; D. Goldman; A. Gailey / Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population, 2009
- There is a growing longevity gap between the US and Europe with no settled interpretation. This paper demonstrates that differences in observed disease prevalence can almost entirely account for this difference. The paper points that ...
- What factors can can affect people’s evaluation of state pension systems?
- Y.A. Fourati; C. O’Donoghue / CESifo, 2009
- Pension reform is nowadays in the forefront of the political agenda of many European countries. Using ireland as an example country, this paper analyses the different forces that can affect people’s evaluation of the state pensi...
- Are living standards and educational levels real determinants of demographic trends?
- M. Sebti; Y Courbage; P. Festy / Institut national d'études démographiques / French National Institute of Demographic Studies , 2009
- Against a background of rapid population growth, the countries of the Maghreb – Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia – have undergone radical change over the last 30 years. This paper shows that although income and living conditio...
- Family solidarity still evident in Thailand despite social changes promoting out-migration
- Z.S. Zimmer; J.E. Knodel / Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2009
- Both migration and population ageing are increasingly occurring in Thailand. The objective of this paper is to examine the extent to which an association exists between health of older parents and return migration of children in rural...
- How adult death is associated with increased working hours
- A.R. Adhvaryu; K. Beegle / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2009
- Increases in prime-age mortality rates in high-prevalence African countries due to HIV/AIDS have resulted in "missing" working-age adults, which has implications on the well-being of surviving family members. This study about Tanzania...
- Age and sex patterns reflected by HIV/AIDS deaths in the older age-set
- E. Schatz; S. Madhavan / Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 2009
- This paper examines older persons’ living arrangements in an area with 32% HIV-prevalence in South Africa. The paper concentrates on headship as a measure of position, and explores how households’ composition and experienc...
- Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, Government of Malawi
- The Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation is Malawi Government's main planning agency responsible for national economic and development planning, and monitoring and evaluation of socio-economic issues in the country. Its main mandate is to provide professional advice and technical support to Government and the public on economic and social policy development and management so as to achi...
- University of Western Australia
- Asia-Pacific Intergovernmental Meeting on the Second Review and Appraisal of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2012
- Review of Madrid Plan of Action on Ageing
- Long-Run Economic Perspectives of an Ageing Society (LEPAS)
- The EU member countries will be increasingly populated by older people. Nearly 25 percent of people in the European Union in 2030 can be above age 65, up from about 17 percent in 2005. Europe's old-age dependency ratio (the number of people age 65 and older compared with the number of working-age people ages 15-64) could more than double by 2050, from one in every four to fewer than one in every t...
- Department of Economics, Towson University
- Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI)
- CARDI is a not for profit organisation developed by leaders from the ageing field across Ireland (North and South) including age focused researchers, academics, statutory, voluntary and community sector representatives. It aims to advocate for and advance the ageing research agenda by identifying, coordinating, stimulating, and communicating strategic research on ageing and older peopl...
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