Ageing
Increasing the Legal Retirement Age: The Impact on Wages, Worker Flows and Firm Performance
IZA
This 31-page discussion paper studies the effects of higher legal retirement ages at the firm level
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , AgeingPosted: 2009-06-04
Independent Living Units: the Forgotten Social Housing Sector
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
This 87-page report examines the significance of ILU
Informal Elderly Care and Women's Labour Force Participation Across Europe
ENEPRI
A 34-page report analyzing the relationship between the dynamics of labour force participation and informal care to the elderly among a sample of women in 13 European countries
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-08-23
Intergenerational Report 2010
Treasury - Australia
This 190-page report assesses the challenges Australia will face over the next 40 years, including an ageing population, escalating pressures on the health system, and the environmental and economic challenges of climate change
Ageing, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-02-02
International Comparisons in Health Economics: Evidence from Aging Studies
IZA
This 49-page discussion paper provides an overview of the growing literature that uses micro-level data from multiple countries to investigate health outcomes, and their link to socioeconomic factors, at older ages
International Responses to Ageing Populations
Ministry of Health - New Zealand
A 23-page New Zealand background paper outlining some of the international discussion and suggestions for responding to the increased demand for services for ageing populations
AgeingPosted: 2005-01-19
International Update
SSA
A US bulletin (June 2007) reporting on recent developments in public and private pensions in foreign countries
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2007-07-10
International Update October 2004
U.S. Social Security Administration
This 4-page monthly update reports on public and private pension developments in Ireland, Switzerland, Jamaica, Australia and China
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-10-30
International Update September 2007
SSA
A monthly US bulletin reporting on overseas developments in pensions, social security and retirement
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-10-04
International Update: Recent Developments in Foreign Public and Private Pensions - April 2004
U.S. Social Security Administration
The 4-page April 2004 issue of this monthly newsletter reporting on recent pension developments internationally
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-05-04
International Update: Recent Developments in Public and Private Pensions
US Social Security Administration
This 4-page bulletin reports on recent pensions developments in Europe, Asia/Pacific and the Americas
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-02-21
Intervention for the Prevention of Falls in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Clinical Trials
BMJ (formerly British Medical Journal)
A review of the literature regarding prevention of falls by the elderly
Iran's Relations with China and the West
Clingendael
This 136-page Dutch diplomacy paper examines Iran's relations with China and the West
AgeingPosted: 2009-11-24
Is Early Retirement Encouraged by the Employer? Labor-Demand Effects of Age-Related Collective Fees
Institute for Future Studies
This 38-page Swedish working paper examines how employers’ non-wage costs for their workforce affect voluntary early retirement
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-12
Is Early Retirement Ending?
AARP
This 61-page U.S. issue paper reviews recent trends in labour force participation of older persons in the U.S. and examines a number of policy options designed to encourage prolonged worklives and delayed receipt of social security benefits
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-12-16
Israel and Hamas: Conflict in Gaza (2008-2009)
CRS
A 37-page US overview of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza
AgeingPosted: 2009-02-03
IT for Aged Care Providers
Dept. of Health and Ageing
This 96-page Australian guide gives aged care providers information to help them make the most of computer technology
Job Changes at Older Ages: Effects on Wages, Benefits and Other Job Attributes
Urban Institute
This 42-page US study examines the employment consequences of American workers changing jobs between the ages of 45 and 75
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-04-06
Kiwisaver Evaluation Literature Review
Urban Institute, Brookings Institution
A 52-page US evaluation of a new savings incentive programme being introduced in New Zealand to increase retirement saving.
AgeingPosted: 2007-01-04
Labour Force Ageing and Skills Shortages in Canada and Ontario
Canadian Policy Research Networks
A report examining whether Canada faces a skills shortage as a result of its ageing population
AgeingPosted: 2004-08-20
Labour Force Behaviour of Men and Women in Elderly Two-Adult Households
ENEPRI
A 42-page paper studying the effect of individual and spousal characteristics on the labour force participation of individuals living in elderly two-adult households
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-05-12
Labour Force Participation of the Elderly in Europe: The Importance of Being Healthy
Institute for the Study of Labor
A 30-page discussion paper studying labour force participation behaviour of individuals in 11 European countries
AgeingPosted: 2005-12-20
Labour Market Rigidities and the Employment Behaviour of Older Workers
IZA
This 48-page discussion paper examines the effect of labour market rigidities on the employment behaviour of older workers
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , AgeingPosted: 2007-09-03
Labour Market Transitions Among the Over-50s
Department for Work aand Pensions - U.K.
This 122-page research report describes the characteristics of the over-50s and the transitions in their employment status and attitudes towards employment
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-06
Labour Supply Effects of a Subsidised Old-Age Part-Time Scheme in Austria
IZA
This 21-page paper evaluates the impact of the old-age part-time scheme (OAPT) on the Austrian labour market which was a policy to allow flexible retirement options for the elderly with an aim to increase labour supply
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2009-07-19
Labour-Force Participation of Older Displaced Workers in Canada
IRRP
This Canadian report states that too many older laid-off workers are forced into early retirement because of poor re-employment prospects; it argues that creative policies are needed to encourage them to stay in the labour market
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-02-25
Later Retirement: The Win-Win Solution
C.D. Howe Institute
This 28-page Canadian report argues that delaying work-retirement transitions by five years would have large, positive economic and fiscal effects, the author reports, reducing pressures on growth, government finances and pension funding
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2012-04-04
Learning Together: How Families Responded to Education Incentives in New York City’s Conditional Cash Transfer Program
MDRC
This 109-page US report looks at how families viewed a programme's education incentives, communicated about them with their children, reinforced educational rewards, and advanced their quality of life through the programme
AgeingPosted: 2011-05-12
Life Expectancy and Health Care Expenditures: A New Calculation for Germany
German Institute for Economic Research
A 19-page discussion paper illustrating different approaches to estimating increased health care costs due to population ageing
AgeingPosted: 2004-11-04
Lifelong Learning and Older Workers
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
A 75-page Australian conference paper examining the influence of education and training on the participation of older people in the labour market
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-11-10
Linking Reverse Mortgages and Long-Term Care Insurance
Brookings Institution and George Washington University
This 15-page U.S. issue brief explains the fundamentals of reverse mortgages and long-term care insurance and outlines the opportunities and challenges offered by the linkage
AgeingPosted: 2004-03-22
Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China: Evidence from CHARLS
IZA
A 36-page discussion paper examining the type of living arrangement experienced by elderly Chinese
Living Well with Dementia: A National Dementia Strategy
Department of Health - UK
The 104-page UK National Dementia Strategy is intended to transform the quality of dementia care. It sets out initiatives designed to make the lives of people with dementia, their carers and families better and more fulfilled.
Long-Term Care Insurance
GAO
A 34-page examination of a long-term care insurance programme offered by the US Federal government
Long-Term Care Quality Assurance Policies in the European Union
CEPS
This 89-page report analyses the quality assurance policies for long-term care (LTC) in Austria, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2012-03-13
Longevity, Life-Cycle Behavior and Pension Reform
IZA
A 43-page discussion paper estimating a life-cycle model in which the optimal employment, retirement and consumption decisions of forward-looking individuals depend, inter alia, on life expectancy and the design of the public pension system
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-08-05
Longitudinal Studies of Ageing: Implications for Future Studies
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 217-page Australian report is a mapping exercise designed to inform future efforts to address ageing research needs in Australia. It describes existing and proposed Australian longitudinal surveys relevant to ageing, in respect of the methodological features and data collection scope
AgeingPosted: 2004-11-27
Low Fertility and Population Ageing: Causes, Consequences and Policy Options
Rand Europe
A 172-page report, prepared for the E.U., examining the relationship between different policies and demographic trends in Europe, in particular mitigation of the negative socio-economic consequences of a changing population
AgeingPosted: 2004-05-10
Mandatory Retirement and Older Workers: Encouraging Longer Working Lives
C.D. Howe Institute
A 26-page Canadian commentary arguing that compulsory mandatory retirement should be banned
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-06-02
Market Assessment of Housing Options for Older People
NPI
This 90-page UK paper examines whether the housing stock is able to meet the changing demands of England’s ageing households
Measuring the Economic Impact of Illness: A Microsimulation Approach to Measuring the Impacts on Government and Individuals
International Association for Research in Income and Wealth
This 15-page paper describes a new approach within Australia to measure the relationship between illness and the economy.
Measuring the Sustainability of Pension Systems through a Microsimulation Model: The Case of Italy
CEPS, ENEPRI
This 16-page paper takes Italy as a case study and uses a microsimulation model – an instrument able to monitor actuarial fairness of the pension rules in a less conventional approach – to analyse the phasing-in of reforms and their ability to recover the long-term sustainability of the system
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-04
Mediating Identity Conflicts: Potential and Challenges of Engaging with Hamas, by Carolin Goerzig
Berghof Research Center
This 21-page German paper offers some astute insights into the dynamics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
AgeingPosted: 2010-01-29
Meeting Australia's Ageing Challenge: The Importance of Women's Workforce Participation
Access Economics
A 21-page Australian study of the impact of changes to women's workforce participation on projected economic growth
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-01-16
Meeting the Demographic Challenges Ahead: Toward Culture Change in an Ageing New Zealand
ANZ Health Policy
This 30-page paper considers issues relevant to the future provision of lang-term care in New Zealand
Meeting the Long-Term Care Needs of the Baby Boomers
Urban Institute
This 61-page US discussion paper projects the need for long-term care services to 2040
AgeingPosted: 2007-05-04
Minimum Wage Incidence: The Case for Germany
CESifo
This 41-page paper analyzes how a minimum wage affects employment, wage inequality, public expenditures, and aggregate income in the low-wage sector.
AgeingPosted: 2008-11-21
Movement from Hospital to Residential Aged Care
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 231-page report is the first comprehensive Australian statistical study into issues affecting movement from hospital into residential aged care, using linked hospital care and residential aged care data for 2001-02. In particular, factors affecting admission into residential care on discharge from hospital are examined.
Movement from Hospital to Residential aged Care: Preliminary Results
AIHW
The preliminary results from a 67-page Australian study of the use of residential aged care following a period in hospital
National Dementia Research Workshop
Department of Health and Ageing - Australia
The presentations given at the National Dementia Research Workshop in Melbourne ( single page linking to each presentation)
National Evaluation of a Retirement Vilages Care Pilot
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A 317-page Australian report evaluating a pilot scheme providing flexible care packages into retirement villages
National Evaluation of the Aged Care Innovative Pool Dementia Pilot
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
A 468-page Australian report describing a range of new choices for older people with dementia and their carers
National Evaluation of the Aged Care Innovative Pool Disability Aged Care Interface Pilot
AIHW
A 322-page Australian report on pilot projects established to trial new approaches to community-based aged care for people with disabilities
Disability, AgeingPosted: 2006-10-11
National Strategies to Address Dementia
Alzheimer's Australia
This 12-page Australian paper provides an overview of a range of approaches that a selection of countries have taken to address dementia
New Member States and the Dependent Elderly
Centre for European Policy Studies, ENEPRI
A 28-page study examining the question of elderly dependency in the 10 new member states of the EU
Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2006-08-07
New Ways of Restoring and Supporting the Independence of Older People
The Benevolent Society
This 8-page Australian briefing is one of a series designed to make it easier for community aged care workers and managers to have access to the latest research evidence on issues affecting their day-to-day work with older people, in a practical and accessible format
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-12
New Zealand Positive Ageing Strategy Annual Report 2006-2007 and Action Plan 2007-2008
OSC
A 90-page report on the positive ageing strategies undertaken by New Zealand
AgeingPosted: 2007-10-20
No Elexir of Youth: Immigration Cannot Keep Canada Young
C.D. Howe Institute
This 16-page Canadian backgrounder investigates the extent to which immigration might compensate for Canada's ageing population
Ageing, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-09-26
No Quiet on the Eastern Front: A Different Force Needed for Congo
Stimson Center
A US analysis of the security situation in the DRC
AgeingPosted: 2008-12-05
Nonpartisan Social Security Reform Plan
New America Foundation
This 9-page crossparty document presents a plan for reforming social security in the U.S.
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2005-12-19
Obesity Trends in Older Australians
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This 16-page bulletin examines levels and trends of obesity among older Australians, describing the situation as an epidemic, and points to the likely health and economic consequences
Older Australia at a Glance (4th edition)
AIHW
This 226-page Australian publication provides insights into the characteristics of older Australians
AgeingPosted: 2007-12-03
Older People and the Law
Parliament of Australia
This 292-page Australian report contains recommendations for the legal protection of older people
AgeingPosted: 2007-09-21
Older People and Wellbeing
IPPR
This 40-page report describes key social trends in the UK and their impact on the wellbeing of older people
AgeingPosted: 2008-07-25
Older Persons in Public Housing
AHURI
This 99-page Australian report identifies the policy and management issues for public housing providers dealing with older people
Older Persons in Public Housing: Present and Future Profile
AHURI
A 90-page Australian research paper identifies particular issues for public housing tenants and addresses the implications for service providers
Older Workers and Options for Flexible Work
Equal Opportunities Commission
This 107-page U.K. working paper is a literature review of the research on the needs of older female and male workers in relation to flexible working
AgeingPosted: 2005-07-14
Older Workers: Labor Can Help Employers and Employees Plan Better for the Future
U.S. Government Accountability Office
A 60-page U.S. study examining the interaction of an aging workforce and the labour market
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-12-07
Older Workers: Opportunities and Challenges
Urban Institute
This US fact sheet reports key data points on older Americans' labour force participation, employment, unemployment, and related factors
AgeingPosted: 2010-07-25
Older Workers: Research Readings
NCVER
An Australian paper comprising six essays on various issues around keeping older Australians engaged with the workforce
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2011-11-04
Older Workers: Working Forever?
Australian Council for Educational Research
A 17-page paper examining the relationship between Australia's ageing population and its future workforce
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-11-21
Opportunity Age: Meeting the Challenges of Ageing in the 21st Century
Department of Work and Pensions - U.K.
This 131-page U.K. strategy document examines the issues facing British society as the population ages
AgeingPosted: 2005-03-27
Optimal In-Work Support and Employment in Ageing Societies: Britain and Germany Compared
AGF
This 57-page report examines how tax-benefit systems will need to be reconstructed to enable the labour market to cope with ageing societies in Germany and Britain
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2007-04-25
Option Values for Retirement: Effects of Public Incentives to Postpone Retirement in Finland, Belgium and Germany
ENEPRI
This 31-page report studies the determinants of the retirement transitions of Europeans and focuses on the impact of social security systems on retirement behaviour
Ageing, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-08-23
Outcomes for Older People with Chronic and Complex Needs
AIPC, BSL
A 55-page Australian study of the use of community services by older people with chronic and complex needs
AgeingPosted: 2007-07-16
Pathways in Aged Care: Program Use After Assessment
AIHW
This 124-page Australian report looks at aged care program use by a group of 105,000 people who had a completed assessment by an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) in 2003–04. The report examines assessment patterns, care pathways, time to entry to permanent residential aged care and time to death over the 2 year period following their first ACAT assessment in 2003–04
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-02-04
Pathways Through Aged Care Services: A First Look
AIHW
This 24-page Australian study links aged care assessment data for a cohort of 105,100 people to data sets showing use of five main aged care programmes and deaths over four years
Payment for Care? Impact on the Economic Situation of the Pensioner in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Great Britain and Germany
Danish National Institute of Social Research
A 39-page working paper examining the economic situation of single pensioners receiving public old age pensions in 6 European countries
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-06-04
Peace Mission 2009: Securing Xinjiang and Central Asia
RSIS
A 3-page Singaporean commentary on counter-terrorism exercises conducted jointly by China and Russia
AgeingPosted: 2009-09-05
Pension Arrangements and Retirement Choices in Europe: A Comparison of the British, Danish and German Systems
ENEPRI
This 51-page research report explores the effects of the different state benefit systems on the labour supply of older workers in Denmark, Germany and the U.K.
AgeingPosted: 2005-03-17
Pension Coverage Lessons for the United States from Other Countries
AARP Public Policy Institute
This 16-page issue paper examines the lessons to be learned by the U.S. from other countries relevant to improving pension coverage
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-23
Pension Provision: Government Failure Around the World
IEA
This 161-page UK monograph surveys the results of government intervention in the market for retirement income provision throughout the world. The authors begin by looking at high-income democracies in which governments have, to a large degree, taken over the function of providing pensions
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-16
Pension Provision: Government Failure Around the World
IEA
This 161-page UK monograph surveys the results of government intervention in the market for retirement income provision throughout the world.
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-01-21
Pension Reform and the Development of Pension Systems
World Bank
A 168-page assessment of the World Bank's activities in support of reforming pension systems in 68 countries
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-02-16
Pension Reform in Chile: Closing the Gap, Not Scrapping the System
NCPA
A 3-page US commentary on how the Chilean pension system is working
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-03-22
Pension Reform, Retirement and Life-Cycle Unemployment
CESifo
A 47-page working paper studying the effects of pension reform on the labour market in Austria
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , AgeingPosted: 2008-02-04
Pension Reform: How Canada can Lead the World
C.D. Howe Institute
This 36-page Canadian lecture proposes a two-pronged plan for turning supplemental pension arrangements into an integrated, effective system
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-11-19
Pension Systems and Pension Reform in an Aging Society: An Introduction to the Debate
Institute for Futures Studies
This 42-page Swedish working paper advocates the adoption of micro simulation modelling in seeking solutions to the problem of pension reform necessitated by population ageing
AgeingPosted: 2007-07-02
Pension Systems, Ageing and the Stability and Growth Pact
CESifo
This 69-page working paper explores how the EU Stability and Growth Pact may cope with the future costs of population ageing
Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2007-12-12
Pensions Policy: How Government Can Get Us Saving Again
Adam Smith Institute
A 6-page paper proposing a plan for pensions reform in the U.K.
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-04-30
Pensions Reform: Issues and Prospects for Non-Financial Defined (NDC) Schemes
World Bank
This report assesses the usefulness of Sweden's pension reforms as a model for the pension problems faced by other countries
AgeingPosted: 2006-02-22
Physical Activity and Health in Mid-age and Older Australian Women
OFW
This report examines the links between physical activity and health in mid-age and older women.
Policy Implications of an Ageing Australia: An Illustrated Guide
Productivity Commission - Australia
A 52-page illustrated speech reviewing the policy options available for dealing with Australia's ageing population
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-10-11
Politics Around US Tactical Nuclear Weapons in European Host States
BASIC
This 7-page paper examines the politics affecting the issue of nuclear sharing in Europe
AgeingPosted: 2009-01-23
Population Ageing and Structural Adjustment
Centre of Policy Studies
This 56-page Australian working paper considers how the structure of the economy is likely to be affected by age-related shifts in total hours of employment, in hours of employment distinguished by skill, in the commodity composition of household final consumption, and in government final consumption
Ageing, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-02-03
Population Ageing in Korea: Economic Impacts and Policy Issues
Korea Development Institute
This English-language summary of the first years work of this study identifies the issues, analyses ageing in Korea and examines the macroeconomic impact and the impact on public finance, the financial market and the labour market
AgeingPosted: 2004-02-18
Population Aging and Life-Course Flexibility: The Pivotal Role of Increased Choice in the Retirement Decision
Policy Research Initiative
A 40-page Canadian discussion paper examining the hypothesis that major economic and social gains could flow from policy-induced changes in the allocation of time throughout life
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-01
Population Aging and the Evolving Care Needs of Older Canadians
IRPP
This 36-page Canadian report examines the policy challenges posed by the country's ageing population
AgeingPosted: 2011-10-31
Positive Ageing Indicators
Ministry of Social Development - NZ
A 152-page New Zealand Report measuring aspects of well-being and quality of life for older people
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-12-09