Ageing
Community Aged Care Packages in Australia 2004-05
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An 86-page report presenting key statistics on the levels of service provision of two aged care programmes funded by the Australian government
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-07-01
Comprehensive Scoping Study on the Use of Assistive Technology by Frail Older People Living in the Community
Department of Health and Ageing - Australia
This 92-page Australian report is a systematic review of existing published and unpublished literature relating to assistive technology for frail older people in the community care context
Ageing, DisabilityPosted: 2011-02-18
Consumer Involvement in Dementia Research
Alzheimer's Australia
This 20-page Australian paper provides the context and rationale for developing a network that supports carers and people with dementia to take an active role in contributing to better dementia care practice and outcomes
Covert Action for Toppling the Gaddafi Regime
BESA
A 3-page Israeli perspective proposing covert action as the best strategy for aiding Libya's insurgents
AgeingPosted: 2011-03-24
Cultural Transmission of Work-Welfare Attitudes and the Intergenerational Correlation in Welfare Receipt
IZA
This 41-page discussion paper considers the potential for the cultural transmission of attitudes toward work, welfare, and individual responsibility to explain the intergenerational correlation in welfare receipt
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-01-02
Death of a Spouse: The Impact on Income for Senior Men and Women
Statistics Canada
This 13-page Canadian study compares the dynamics of income during widowhood among women and men aged 65 and over
AgeingPosted: 2006-07-18
December International Update
U.S. Social Security Administration
This 4-page U.S. bulletin reports on public and private pensions developments in the Netherlands, U.K. and Peru, with sections on Latin America and a U.N. report
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2005-01-12
Delivering Better Care at End of Life: The Next Steps
The King's Fund
A 54-page UK paper based on a recent summit meeting and identifying 10 critical actions to help the successful implementation of a strategy to improve the quality of the care offered to patients at the end of life
Dementia Among Aged Care Residents
AIHW
This 88-page report examines the characteristics and care requirements of Australian aged care residents with a diagnosis of dementia
Dementia in Australia: National Data Analysis and Development
AIHW
This 335-page report presents a profile of the Australian population with dementia, and the characteristics and experiences of those caring for them
Demographic Alternatives for Aging Industrial Countries: Increased Total Fertility Rate, Labour Force Participation, or Immigration
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 33-page discussion paper investigates the demographic alternatives for dealing with projected population aging and low/negative labour force in the Northern hemisphere
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-20
Demographic Pressures on Public Pension Systems and Government Budgets in Open Economies
Brookings Institution
This 78-page paper studies the domestic-economy and external-sector variables which have major consequences for saving and investment flows in national economies and the world economy
Economic Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-09-28
Demographic Uncertainty and Fiscal Policy
ENEPRI
This 31-page paper analyzes the economic, intergenerational and taxation policies that can be used to close the fiscal sustainability gap
AgeingPosted: 2006-09-08
Development Cooperation for Social Safety Nets in East and Southeast Asia
KIEP
This 60-page Korean paper attempts to highlight the nature and magnitude of the impact of the globalization and demographic transition shocks, especially the demographic transition shock, and discuss policy needs, challenges, and issues in institutionalizing the social safety nets in the region. The paper concludes with recommendations including the role of international development cooperation
Ageing, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-04-15
Divorce and the Wellbeing of Older Australians
AIFS
An Australian research paper estimating the impact of divorce on wellbeing in later life
Ageing, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-26
Do Pensions Impede Phased Retirement?
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 37-page discussion paper investigating the extent to which a gradual reduction in working hours is made difficult by pensions and other possible impediments
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , AgeingPosted: 2004-10-19
Does Means-Testing Exacerbate Early Retirement?
National Institute of Economic and Social Research
A 52-page U.K. paper analysing the trade-off between means-testing state pension benefits and disincentives to saving and working
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-09-15
Does Retirement Kill You? Evidence from Early Retirement Windows
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper examines whether or not retirement has a direct impact on later-life health.
Does Retirement Kill You? Evidence from Early Retirement Windows.
CentER
This 31-page Dutch discussion paper examines whether retirement has a direct impact on later-life health
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-02-02
Don't Stop Me Now: Preparing for an Aged Population
Audit Commission - UK
This 76-page report examines the challenges and opportunities facing England as its population ages
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-08-14
Drawing on Experience: Older Women Workers in Europe
Eurofound
A 20-page paper examining employment trends for older women in Europe
Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2009-03-06
Drug Use Among Seniors on Public Drug Programs in Canada, 2002 to 2008
Canadian Institute for Health Information
A 71-page report on prescription drug utilization by seniors in Canada
Dwelling, Land and Neighbourhood Use by Older Home Owners
AHURI
This 340-page Australian research seeks to answer the following questions: What are the types, sizes and locations of dwellings occupied by older home owners? How do these patterns vary for different household sizes? What incentives or disincentives could encourage or discourage the efficient use of dwellings and land occupied by older home owners?
E-Learning for the Mature Age Worker
Australian Flexible Learning Framework
A 54-page Australian study of the role of e-learning in training mature workers
AgeingPosted: 2008-02-28
Early Retirement Behaviour in the Netherlands: Evidence from a Policy Reform
Tinbergen Institute
This 40-page discussion paper examines early retirement behaviour in the Netherlands, and how it has been influenced by policy reform
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-03-10
Economic Conditions at the Time of Birth and Cognitive Abilities Late in Life
IZA
This 48-page discussion paper studies the effect of changes in the early life economic environment on late life cognition.
AgeingPosted: 2011-09-16
Economic Implications of An Ageing Australia
Productivity Commission - Australia
A study examining the productivity, labour supply and fiscal implications of likely demographic changes in Australia over the next 40 years (single page with links to all sections of the report)
AgeingPosted: 2005-04-15
Economic Implications of an Ageing Australia
Australian Government Productivity Commission
Draft of an Australian study examining the productivity, labour supply and fiscal implications of likely demographic trends over the next 40 years (Single page linking to each section of the report)
AgeingPosted: 2004-11-25
Education at a Glance 2008
OECD
This 525-page (annual) report provides a detailed, comparable and up-to-date array of indicators on the performance of different education systems. Indicators focus on who participates in education, what is spent on it, how education systems operate and the results achieved.
AgeingPosted: 2008-11-17
Efforts to Enhance Senior Mobility Could Benefit from Additional Guidance and Information
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 95-page U.S. study investigates the mobility needs of an ageing population
AgeingPosted: 2004-09-20
Elder Abuse and Neglect
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
An 84-page New Zealand guide for health care providers for use when identifying and responding to cases of elder abuse
AgeingPosted: 2007-08-22
Elder Abuse and/or Neglect: Literature Review
Ministry of Social Development - New Zealand
This New Zealand report reviews current literature on elder abuse and/or neglect on an international and national scale
AgeingPosted: 2006-03-20
Eliciting Individual Preferences for Pension Reform
IZA
A 33-page discussion paper using data from a choice experiment to investigate individual preferences for an alternative state pension scheme based around preferences for cost, poverty, retirement age and pension parameters
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-06
Employment and Social Policies for an Ageing Society: Britain and Germany Compared
Anglo-German Foundation
A 31-page summary of a conference held to discuss policy issues for Britain and Germany arising from an ageing population
AgeingPosted: 2005-03-10
Empowering Engagement: A Stronger Voice for Older People
DWP
The UK Government's response to John Elbourne's Review of Older People's Engagement with Government
Ageing, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-02-04
Encouraging Choice in Work and Retirement
Policy Research Initiative
A 57-page Canadian project report exploring the social and economic implications of population ageing in relation to the labour market
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-11-15
Encouraging Labour Market Activity Among 60-64 Year Olds
DWP
This 166-page UK report presents the findings of a qualitative research study examining how best to encourage the 60-64 age group to take up or remain in work.
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2008-11-07
Enjoying the Golden Work Years
Urban Institute
A 6-page US perspective examining the job characteristics and attitudes to work of working over-60s
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-05-27
Equity, Justice, Interdependence: Intergenerational Transfers and the Ageing Population
Institute for Futures Studies
A 48-page paper discussing the equity of intergenerational transfers, public and private, in the context of providing pensions and health care for the elderly
AgeingPosted: 2005-03-27
Evaluation of the Impact of Accreditation on the Delivery of Quality of Care and Quality of Life to Residents
Department of Health and Ageing
A 145-page report on the impact of accreditation of government-subsidised care homes in Australia
AgeingPosted: 2008-06-12
Excluded Older People: Social Exclusion Unit Interim Report
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister - U.K.
This 74-page interim report identifies the main areas in which the situation of excluded older people in the U.K. can be improved
AgeingPosted: 2005-03-16
Expenditures of the Aged Chartbook
SSA
This 44-page chatbook examines the spending patterns of the over-65 population in the US
AgeingPosted: 2007-06-14
Extended Aged Care at Home Census 2002
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
An 80-report consisting of data providing insights into the needs and circumstances of those receiving this care
Facing the Challenges of Separatism: The EU, Central Asia and the Uyghur Issue
CEPS, FRIDE
This 6-page policy brief addresses the difficulties of the questions of Kosovo and Georgia for EU strategy and the broad impact of these two cases upon the post-Soviet space in general, and Central Asia in particular.
AgeingPosted: 2009-02-04
Facing the Demographic Changes: A European Overview
ETUI-REHS
This 17-page report discusses the main challenges for the EU member states stemming from demographic changes
Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2007-01-18
Family Location and Caregiving Patterns from an International Perspective
CESifo
This 30-page working paper conducts a cross-national econometric analysis of intra-family location and caregiving patterns
Ageing, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2010-04-08
Family Location and Caregiving Patterns from an International Perspective
IZA
This discussion paper conducts a cross-national econometric analysis of intra-family location and caregiving patterns
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-04-25
Focus of Policy Shifts from Boosting Fertility to Developing the Next Generation - The Socialisation of Childraising
NLI Institute
A 9-page Japanese paper examining Japan's policies towards the twin problems of declining fertility and an ageing population
AgeingPosted: 2005-05-04
Follow Quebec's Lead: Removing Disincentives to Work After 60 By Reforming The CPP/QPP
C.D. Howe Institute
A 24-page Canadian commentary proposing a reform of public pension systems as a means of encouraging people to continue working beyond the age of 60
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-05-28
Foreign Aid: An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy
CRS
This 39-page report provides an overview of the U.S. foreign aid program
AgeingPosted: 2009-03-03
Free Trade in Health Care: The Gains from Globalized Medicare and Medicaid
CEPR
This 21-page US paper examines the benefits of globalising the Medicare and Medicaid programmes
From Bismarck to Friedman
IEA
A 9-page discussion paper examining the Chilean pension system
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-02-10
From Red to Gray
World Bank
This 298-page report examines the possible impact of ageing populations in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
AgeingPosted: 2007-06-25
Fulfilling The Pittsburgh Promise
Rand Corporation
This 182-page US report presents a detailed assessment of the extent to which The Pittsburgh Promise — a postsecondary education scholarship intended to remedy the area's population decline, foster high school completion and college readiness among Pittsburgh district students, and prepare a capable and energetic workforce for the city — has met its goals to date and offers recommendations for improving the program's short- and long-term effectiveness
AgeingPosted: 2011-09-21
Funding the Retirement of the Baby Boomers
National Centre for Economic and Social Modelling
A 14-page paper considering the policy implications of Australia's ageing population
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-07-06
Gender equality: What matters to Australian women and men
Human Rights Commission
This paper reports on Human Rights Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick's "Listening Tour" of the Australian community groups and their discussions about gender
AgeingPosted: 2008-11-06
Generations at War or Sustainable Social Policy in Aging Societies?
Institute for Futures Studies
This 32-page Swedish working paper discusses issues concerning generations, equity and policy in ageing societies
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-08-27
Getting On: Well-being in Later Life
IPPR
This 60-page report reviews UK policies for older people and international practice, as well as the priorities of older people in urban versus rural locations. It concludes with recommendations for action, which signal a fresh approach to later life and seek to challenge outdated assumptions
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-12-15
Global Ageing: Economic Consequences for Australia
Parliamentary Library - Australia
This 4-page research note looks at possible economic implications for Australia of ageing populations in the country's key economic partners
AgeingPosted: 2005-05-11
Global Aging and the Sustainability of Public Pension Schemes
CSIS
This 57-page US report examines how 12 developed countries are preparing for their coming age waves, focusing in particular on the reform of public pension schemes
AgeingPosted: 2007-01-23
Global Demographic Outlook to 2025: Risks and Opportunities for the World Economy
AEI
An overview of likely future global demographic patterns and their economic consequences
AgeingPosted: 2007-01-17
Global Financial Stability Report
IMF
A 197-page 6-monthly report on global financial stability
AgeingPosted: 2011-05-08
Globalization and White Collar Crime
ARC CEPS
This Australian working paper discusses how globalization facilitates white collar crime, and how it can foster more effective mechanisms for the prevention and control of white collar crime.
AgeingPosted: 2008-11-07
Golden Years: The Labor Market Effects of Caring for Grandchildren
IZA
A 39-page discussion paper examining the labour market effects of caring for grandchldren
AgeingPosted: 2007-03-02
Growing Old Gracefully: How to Ease Population Ageing in Europe
CER
This 22-page essay sets out what European governments can do to counter the economic effects of ageing
Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2008-01-21
Guardianships: Collaboration Needed to Protect Incapacitated Elderly People
Government Accountability Office
A 97-page U.S. report examining the effectiveness of the existing guardianship arrangements for protecting the interests of incapacitated elderly people
AgeingPosted: 2004-07-26
Guidelines for Mainstreaming the Needs of Older Persons in Disaster Situations in the Caribbean
PAHO, WHO
This 86-page US report offers a series of directives that aid in incorporating into risk management processes and programmes the concerns and questions impacting care of the elderly in disaster situations
Ageing, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2012-04-22
Handled With Care?
Commission for Social Care Inspection
A 51-page follow-up study into the management of medication for residents of care homes and children's homes in the U.K.
Hard Work? Patterns in Physically Demanding Labor Among Older Workers
CEPR
This 19-page US study examines the occupations of older workers in physically demanding jobs or jobs with difficult work conditions to better assess the impact of raising the retirement age on these workers
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2010-08-04
Health and Care Sevices for Older People
DH
A 90-page UK report summarising the key findings of a group of studies on older people's use of services
Health Cost Risk and Optimal Retirement Provision: A Simple Rule for Annuity Demand
CentER
A 40-page Dutch discussion paper analyzing the effect of health cost risk on optimal annuity demand and consumption/savings decisions
Health, Ageing and Private Health Insurance: Baseline Results from the 45 and Up Study Cohort
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
This study investigates the relationships between health and lifestyle factors, age and private health insurance (PHI) in a large Australian population-based cohort study of people aged 45 years and over
Health, Retirement and Inequality: Can Germany and the UK Learn from Each Other?
AGF
The summary of a report attempting to understand the effect of health on the decision of older workers in Germany and the UK to leave the labour market
AgeingPosted: 2007-10-11
Helping Teachers to Explore Multimodal Texts
Curriculum Leadership
This Australian article identifies areas of professional learning of particular value for integrating multimodal texts into classroom practice, and suggest ways to introduce professional learning in schools
AgeingPosted: 2010-06-07
Hidden Leverage and a False Sense of Security
DIIS
This 17-page Danish working looks at the long-term economic and regulatory develop-ments that laid the ground and created the motivations for the broad-based credit bubble wit-nessed in the past decade.
AgeingPosted: 2008-11-24
Hope, Despair and Transformation: Climate Change and the Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing
International Journal of Mental Health Systems
This 10-page article aims to provide an introduction to emerging evidence and debate about the relationship between climate change and mental health.
AgeingPosted: 2008-11-17
Hospitalisation Due to Falls in Older People, Australia 2003-04
AIHW
This 83-page report examines Australian hospital data pertaining to fall injuries in people aged 65 and over
Hospitalisations Due to Falls by Older People, Australia 2005-06
AIHW
This 56-page report analyzes hospitalizations resulting from falls by older people in Australia
Housing Options and Independent Living: Sustainable Outcomes for Older People Who Are Homeless
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
A 109-page study of the housing needs, preferences and facilities available for older homeless people in Australia
How do Migrants Choose Their Destination Country? An Analysis of Institutional Determinants
CESifo
This 39-page working paper analyzes the effects of socio-economic and institutional determinants, especially labor-market institutions, on migrants' choices of destination country
AgeingPosted: 2009-02-05
How Does Retirement Affect Health?
IZA
This 55-page discussion paper investigates the effects of retirement on various health outcomes
How Economic Security Changes During Retirement
Urban Institute
A 44-page US discussion paper examining retirement security for Americans between the ages of 67-80
AgeingPosted: 2007-04-06
How Secure are Retirement Nest Eggs?
Center for Retirement Research
This 8-page US article examines the incidence of negative events that can strike near retirement and impact household wealth
AgeingPosted: 2006-05-11
How to Make European Pensions Adequate and Sustainable?
CEPS
This 16-page Europe-wide report highlights the differences among EU member states when it comes to saving for retirement The project also provided new, detailed statistics on the socio-economic situation of the elderly in the EU, developed scenarios for the future and described the key concepts and analytical tools available to policy-makers
Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2009-04-07
Identity Theft: An Update on the Experience of Older Complainants
AARP
A 4-page U.S. report on the extent, growth and nature of identity theft, with special reference to older people
Crime, Law & Order, AgeingPosted: 2004-12-11
Immigration Can Alleviate the Ageing Problem
EIPA
This 4-page article explains how immigration can alleviate the burden that ageing poses for the welfare states of most Western economies
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-11
Impact of Health on the Ability of Older Australians to Stay in the Workforce - With Possible Contributions to Economic Sustainability
NATSEM
A 20-page conference paper, studying the likelihood and impact of more older Australians remaining in the labour force
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-12-11
Improving Canada's Retirement Saving: Lessons from Abroad, Ideas from Home
IRPP
This 40-page Canadian study looks at pension reforms in Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Saskatchewan
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-10-03
Improving the Quality of Care for Older Adults
Rand Corporation
This 5-page US research highlight describes a system for assessing the quality of medical care provided to elderly people
Incentives of Retirement Transition for Elderly Workers: An Analysis of Actual and Simulated Replacement Rates in Ireland
IZA
This 37-page discussion paper analyses the retirement pattern and the replacement rate observed in Ireland
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-16
Income Security and Stability During Retirement in Canada
Statistics Canada
This 59-page study uses longitudinal data to measure changes in family income during retirement
AgeingPosted: 2008-03-21
Increasing Consumer Choice in Aged Care Services...
Brotherhood of St Laurence
This 30-page Australian review of the literature on consumer-directed, flexible aged care points to better outcomes for consumers and to cost efficiencies
AgeingPosted: 2009-08-11
Increasing Longevity and Social Security Reform
CESifo
A working paper examining the economic effects of increasing longevity
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-10-27