Population Ageing – A Problem not a Crisis

Nicolas Barr
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Karl Aiginger

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Abstract: This paper starts by setting out the simple economics of pensions (which are much simpler than they are frequently portrayed); drawing on those analytics, the second section seeks to answer two questions: does a move to funding address the problems of population ageing; and would such a move help to contain public spending? ...

Keywords: Population; Ageing; –; A; Problem; not; a; Crisis; European; Union; Economic; Policy; Issues; for; the; Next; Decade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003 Written 2003-12-01
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