Table of Contents
Economic Perspectives for Aging Societies - The Issues.- The Impact of Ageing: Ageing Populations: Economic Issues and Policy Challenges.- Changing Consumption Patterns.- The Implications of Aging for the Balance of Payments between North and South.- The Impact of Aging: The Supply of Labour and Human Capital.- The Influence of Aging on Capital Accumulation.- Technological Innovation, Productivity, and Economic Growth in Aging Societies.- Policy Issues: Pension Systems in Aging Societies.- Immigration and Intergenerational Transfers.- Health Care for the Aging Baby Boomers: How Serious a Problem?.- The Political Economy of Aging Societies.