On the Policy Implications of Changing Longevity

Pierre Pestieau and Gregory Ponthiere

No 3926, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: Our societies are witnessing a steady increase in longevity. This demographic evolution is accompanied by some convergence across countries, whereas substantial longevity inequalities persist within nations. The goal of this paper is to survey some crucial implications of changing longevity on the design of optimal public policy. For that purpose, we firstly focus on some difficulties raised by risky and varying lifetime for the represen-tation of individual and social preferences. Then, we explore some central implications of changing longevity for optimal policy making, regarding prevention against premature death, pension policies and long-term care.

Keywords: life expectancy; mortality; optimal public policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H21 H55 I12 I13 J10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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