Ageing, health, and productivity : the economics of increased life expectancy / edited by Pietro Garibaldi, Joaquim Oliveira Martins, and Jan van Ours ; with Axel Borsch-Supan ... [et al.].
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-240) and index.
Contents
Health expenditures, longevity, and growth / Brigitte Dormont ... [et al.]. Transitory vs. permanent demographic shocks : from ageing to longevity ; The growth of health expenditures : ageing vs. technological progress ; Preferences towards health care : is health a luxury good? ; Integrating the different drivers : projections of total health expenditure, 2025-2050 ; The impact of health on productivity and growth ; Summary and policy discussion ; Appendix I : specification of the utility function and the income elasticity ; Appendix II : data sources and methods of health expenditure projections -- Age and productivity / Pekka Ilmakunnas ... [et al.]. Setting the stage ; The grand view on age and productivity ; Age and absenteeism ; Age and working capacity ; Age and productivity : an analysis at the plant and the team level ; Conclusions and policy implications.
