Policies for an Ageing Society: Recent Measures and Areas for Further Reform

Bernard Casey; Howard Oxley; Edward Whitehouse; Pablo Antolín; Romain Duval; Willi Leibfritz

doi:https://doi.org/10.1787/737005512385

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ISSN: 18151973 (online)
https://doi.org/10.1787/18151973

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Policies for an Ageing Society

Recent Measures and Areas for Further Reform

This paper provides a synthesis of age-related developments and policies for a range of OECD countries, drawing on recent OECD work. It describes the expected impact of ageing on expenditure and fiscal pressures taking into account the current configuration of age-related policies. Since later retirement appears to be a key policy to easing the burden of ageing, it looks at indicators of the incentives for early retirement via pension systems and other transfer programmes permitting early withdrawal from the labour market for those approaching retirement. The report discussed the different types of age-related reforms undertaken up to now and areas where further reforms appear needed ...

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Keywords: care for the elderly, retirement incentives, pension system reforms, fiscal implications of ageing

JEL: J14: Labor and Demographic Economics / Demographic Economics / Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination; J26: Labor and Demographic Economics / Demand and Supply of Labor / Retirement; Retirement Policies; H55: Public Economics / National Government Expenditures and Related Policies / Social Security and Public Pensions; I38: Health, Education, and Welfare / Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty / Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs; J32: Labor and Demographic Economics / Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs / Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions; J11: Labor and Demographic Economics / Demographic Economics / Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts

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