Ageing, health, and productivity : the economics of increased life expectancy / [electronic resource]
edited by Pietro Garibaldi, Joaquim Oliveira-Martins, Jan van Ours ; with Axel B�orsch-Supan ... [et al.].
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 265 p.) : ill.
- Reports for the Fondazione Rodolfo DeBenedetti .
- Reports for the Fondazione Rodolfo DeBenedetti. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Increase in life expectancy is arguably the most remarkable by-product of modern economic growth. In the last 30 years we have gained roughly 2.5 years of longevity every decade, both in Europe and the United States. This book looks closely at the challenges to the economy that this increase brings.
9780191595370 (ebook) : No price
Longevity--Social aspects.
Labor productivity.
Life span, Productive.
Social medicine--Developed countries.
Medical policy--Developed countries.
HC79.L3
331.118
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Increase in life expectancy is arguably the most remarkable by-product of modern economic growth. In the last 30 years we have gained roughly 2.5 years of longevity every decade, both in Europe and the United States. This book looks closely at the challenges to the economy that this increase brings.
9780191595370 (ebook) : No price
Longevity--Social aspects.
Labor productivity.
Life span, Productive.
Social medicine--Developed countries.
Medical policy--Developed countries.
HC79.L3
331.118