Population Aging and its Macroeconomic Implications: A Framework for Analysis

This paper develops a model to examine the macroeconomic implications of population aging. Using a general equilibrium framework, the analysis examines the various channels through which changes in demographics affect the economy. Age-earnings profiles are taken to summarize differences in effective...

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1. Verfasser: Faruqee, Hamid (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C International Monetary Fund 2002
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers Working Paper No. 02/16
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Zusammenfassung:This paper develops a model to examine the macroeconomic implications of population aging. Using a general equilibrium framework, the analysis examines the various channels through which changes in demographics affect the economy. Age-earnings profiles are taken to summarize differences in effective labor supply across age groups and to help determine changes in consumption and saving behavior that occur over an agent''s lifetime. Aggregating these supply- and demand-side effects, the implications of aging on economic activity and fiscal policy are then examined
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (32 p)
ISBN:1451843410
9781451843415