This study was prepared in the Economics Department as a contribution to the Organisation-
wide study of the economic consequences of population ageing. It presents a number of …

The collection of chapters in the Handbook of Population and Family Economics and their
organization reflect the most recent developments in economics pertaining to population …

Financing Social Security benefits at current levels implies significant increases in payroll
taxes within the next 20 years under current US demographic developments. Using a …

Using overlapping generations (OLG) models calibrated on seven OECD countries--the
United States, Japan, France, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom and Sweden--the authors …

The aim of this paper is to quantify the welfare effects of some currently discussed pension
reform proposals in Germany. The analysis is based on an extended overlapping …

Macroeconomics increasingly uses stochastic dynamic general equilibrium models to
understand theoretical and policy issues. Unless very strong assumptions are made …

This study explores the long-term impact of population ageing on labour supply and human
capital investment in Canada, as well as the induced effects on productive capacity. The …

We build a computable general equilibrium model with overlapping generations of agents
and an endogenous growth specification à la Lucas. Two main issues are addressed:(i) to …

The socioeconomic, health, and public-policy aspects of aging in India are presented in this
study that draws on empirical research to assess the country's preparedness. This analysis …

This paper studies the direct impact of labour force ageing on productivity growth in 10
Canadian provinces over the period 1981–2001, with an outlook to 2046. It shows that older …