Prospective Ageing and Economic Growth in Europe

Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, Martin Lábaj and Patrik Pruzinský ()

No 165, Department of Economics Working Paper Series from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business

Abstract: We assess empirically the role played by prospective ageing measures as a predictor of income growth in Europe. We show that prospective ageing measures which move beyond chronological age and incorporate changes in life expectancy are able to explain better the recent long-run growth experience of European economies. The improvement in explanatory power of prospective ageing indicators as compared to standard measures based on chronological age is particularly relevant for long-run economic growth horizons. (authors' abstract)

Keywords: Economic growth; ageing; prospective age; old age dependency ratio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-01
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