Population Aging, Fertility and Social Security /

This book provides a comprehensive, theory-based analysis of current issues in population economics. It addresses the most important problems caused by demographic changes using the popular overlapping generations growth model by Samuelson and Diamond. Taking into account families’ fertility decisio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yakita, Akira, 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Series:Population economics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and Overview
  • Part I. Life Expectancy
  • Longevity and Fertility
  • Life Expectancy, Money and Growth
  • Life Expectancy, the Labor Supply of the Elderly and Fertility
  • Part II. Issues in Social Security
  • Fertility, Child Care outside the Home and Pay-As-You-Go Social Security
  • Macroeconomic Effects of Changes in the Eligibility Age for Payments of Social Security Benefits under Cash-in-Advance Constraints.-Preference for Having Children, Fertility and Social Security
  • Social Security Reform and the Labor Supply of the Elderly
  • Political Choice of Government Budget Finance in Population Aging Economy
  • Part III. Capital Accumulation in Population Aging Economy
  • Longevity, Education and Economic Growth
  • Parental Education, Fertility and Economic Development
  • Youth Dependency, Technological Progress, and Economic Development
  • Aging and Public Capital Formation
  • Short- and Long-term Effects of Capital Taxation on Economies with Different Demographic Changes
  • Does Aging Reduce Sustained Stock of Renewable Resources?- Conclusion.