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  National archive of computerized data on aging (NACDA): bibliography of data related research

  Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2004

  Searchable database of citations for all currently identified articles, books, dissertations and related literature that has used data resources currently archived within the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).
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  Changing families as societies age: care, independence and ethnicity

  Oxford Institute of Ageing, 2003

  This paper discusses changing demographics within the UK, looks at new government policy on promoting independent living and its implications for family care provision, and reviews current understanding of family care and support for older people within the UK’s varied ethnic minority families.
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  Sliding into poverty? cross-national patterns of income source change and income decay in old age

  Center for Retirement Research, Boston College, 2004

  This article examines the change in the mix of income and benefits that older adults receive as they age, with a focus on older women. The study is a cross-national comparison of five OECD countries (Australia, Canada, UK, USA, Sweden) using the Luxemburg Income Study database.Authors investigate the change of private income and social benefits following synthetic cohorts for two decades.
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  Brazilian population ageing: differences in well-being by rural and urban areas

  Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada / Institute of Applied Economic Research, Brazil, 2002

  This paper examines the familial arrangements, health condition, economic activity and income of those aged over 60 in Brazil, using data from the General Household Surveys of 1981 and 1999.Its findings include that: although fertility and mortality are much higher in rural areas compared to urban ones, the proportion of the elderly population in the total population is about the same i
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  Keeping the promise of old age income security in Latin America

  World Bank, 2004

  This study assesses the region's experience with structural reforms to social security.
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  Aged-care support in Japan: perspectives and challenges

  National Bureau of Economic Research, USA, 2004

  This study explores economic aspects of the market for long term care (LTC) with a special focus. It describes the LTC system in Japan as presently implemented, and highlights some aspects of the program that are novel and potentially of interest to other countries seeking models for long-term care provision. It discusses alternative projections of Japanese LTC utilisation and costs.
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  Economics of pensions and social security in South Asia: special focus on India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

  South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes, 2003

  This study proposes to identify the modalities of a comprehensive pension and social security scheme for the elderly population in South Asia, from the experience of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
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  Population aging and the rising cost of public pensions

  Population Council, USA, 2004

  The first part of this study identifies the four factors that determine trends in public pension expenditures:population agingpension benefit levelsthe mean age at retirementthe labour force participation rateThe second part presents projections to 2050 of the impact of demographic trends on public pension expenditures in the absence of changes in pension benefits, labo
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  Population ageing, elderly welfare, and extending retirement cover: the case study of Sri Lanka

  Overseas Development Institute, 2004

  This paper addresses the following issues:what are the expected demographic developments in Sri Lanka?what is the current status of the elderly relative to other groups?what are the current systems of retirement protection, and how adequate are they?what are the gaps in coverage, and what options are available to extend access affordably?The author suggests that Sri Lan
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  Immigration or bust?: options for securing the future viability of the UK state pension system

  Pensions Institute, 2004

  Paper suggests that as a result of population ageing and declining fertility, the UK state pension system is unlikely to remain viable in the very long run without a steady inflow of young immigrant workers from abroad. Beyond 2020, further ageing of the population will lead to fiscal pressures and the need for remedial measures such as the raising of the state pension age.

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