Demographic change and the economically active populations of OECD countries – Could older workers compensate for the decline?

Golo Henseke
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Golo Henseke: Institute of Economics of the University of Rostock

A chapter in From Grey to Silver, 2011, pp 29-46 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Demographic change will reduce the proportion of people of working age in the total populations of all OECD countries, with potentially adverse effects on economic growth. However, this tendency could – at least partially – be countered by increasing employment rates. Employment is particularly low in the higher age groups.

Keywords: Employment Rate; Pension System; Employment Protection; Labour Market Institution; Labour Usage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15594-9_3

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