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population ageing

Education, work, economy (socio-economic differences)

Labour force participation among older adults in India

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Aparajita Chattopadhyay and David E. Bloom
India, Old age, population ageing, Work

India’s economic sector faces a reckoning with its ageing population. Aparajita Chattopadhyay and David E. Bloom‘s analysis, based on the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI), indicates that health is … Read more

Individual and population ageing, age structure

The impact of migration on the working age population at local level

August 20, 2022May 16, 2022 Daniela Ghio, Anne Goujon and Natale Fabrizio
Europe, immigrant, immigration, Old age, population ageing, Work

Ageing occupies the forefront of the social and economic policy debate in the European Union (EU). However, ageing patterns differ considerably across EU territories because of distinctive demographic and spatial … Read more

Mobility, migration and foreigners

The contribution of the foreign-born population to demographic change in Europe

August 20, 2022April 19, 2022 Christos Bagavos
Children, Europe, Fertility, Migration, population ageing

What drives demographic change in Europe? Christos Bagavos shows that between 2014 and 2019 this change was due more to foreign-born than native-born populations, through both a direct effect (net … Read more

Families and households

Generational overlap places a heavy burden on parents in the global South

January 18, 2022January 17, 2022 Diego Alburez-Gutierrez
ageing, Children, Family, Grandparents, population ageing

Generational overlap has mainly been studied for populations in the global North, but it affects care time demands on parents worldwide. Indeed, demographic ‘sandwiching’ is more prevalent in the global … Read more

Individual and population ageing, age structure

An eBook about older people across different welfare regimes

August 20, 2022December 20, 2021 N-IUSSP
ageing, Caregiving, e-book, Health, niussp e-book, Old age, population ageing, Retirement

Bruno Arpino edits the first N-IUSSP e-book, reporting the main results of an international research project that has just come to an end: “Care, retirement & wellbeing of older people … Read more

Education, work, economy (socio-economic differences)

Mothers’ dilemma at retirement across welfare regimes

August 20, 2022November 22, 2021 Ester Rizzi and Younga Kim
Europe, Gender issues, population ageing, woman, Work

Ester Rizzi and Younga Kim examine retirement intentions of 50-64 year-old mothers in Europe by family and employment trajectories. They find that experiencing work interruptions, having a higher number of … Read more

Video

Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?

August 20, 2022October 25, 2021 N-IUSSP
population ageing, video

If you could decide today… how long do you want to live?

Health and mortality

Gendered health burdens and benefits of starting and ending caregiving

August 20, 2022October 4, 2021 Damiano Uccheddu, Tom Emery, Nardi Steverink and Anne H. Gauthier
Caregiving, Europe, Health, population ageing

What happens to caregivers’ health when they stop caregiving? Damiano Uccheddu, Tom Emery, Nardi Steverink, and Anne H. Gauthier investigate the matter across 17 European countries with an innovative method … Read more

Individual and population ageing, age structure

Swiss, elderly, single, and childless. Happy?

August 20, 2022September 16, 2021 Malgorzata Mikucka
Europe, Old age, population ageing

Around the world, more and more people age without close kin. Contrary to expectations, however, according to Małgorzata Mikucka, this does not reduce their life satisfaction, or at least not … Read more

Health and mortality

Gender and socioeconomic inequalities in health after age 50 in Europe

August 20, 2022September 13, 2021 Damiano Uccheddu, Anne H. Gauthier, Nardi Steverink and Tom Emery
Europe, Health, Old age, population ageing

Does the impact of socioeconomic factors on health after midlife vary among women and men depending on the welfare context? Apparently it does: Damiano Uccheddu, Anne H. Gauthier, Nardi Steverink, … Read more

Individual and population ageing, age structure

America’s retirement riddle

August 20, 2022May 17, 2021 Joseph Chamie
Americas, population ageing, Work

With U.S. Social Security Trust Funds projected to be insolvent in 2035, America is again facing its retirement riddle. Congress can address the insolvency by making possible adjustments in three … Read more

Individual and population ageing, age structure

Demographic change and aging without family: a global perspective

August 20, 2022December 9, 2019 Rachel Margolis and Ashton M. Verdery
Old age, population ageing, world

Some older adults do not have spouses or biological children, i.e. the types of family members who are most likely to provide help in case of need. Rachel Margolis and … Read more

Education, work, economy (socio-economic differences)

Mitigating the labour market consequences of population ageing in the EU

August 20, 2022October 14, 2019 Guillaume Marois, Patrick Sabourin and Alain Bélanger
Europe, Migration, Old age, population ageing, Work

Population ageing is inevitable, but its negative consequences on the future labour force of the European Union, up to 2060, could be greatly attenuated if women and immigrants were more … Read more

Individual and population ageing, age structure

Ageing without children in Thailand: bad for mental health?

August 20, 2022September 17, 2018 Nekehia T. Quashie and Wiraporn Pothisiri
ageing, Asia, Fertility, immigration, Migration, Old age, population ageing

Declining fertility and increasing migration are contributing to growing shares of older Thais who will age with few children, or none at all, or whose children live far away.Quashie and … Read more

Individual and population ageing, age structure

The shrinking population of Europe, ageing and productivity

August 20, 2022October 10, 2016 Massimo Livi Bacci
Europe, Old age, population, population ageing

Europe’s population is bound to shrink before 2050: according to the latest revision (2015, medium variant) of the UN (2015) projections, it will decline by 4.5% (31 million) between 2015 … Read more

Video

How an ageing population will change the world – BBC News

August 20, 2022April 18, 2016 N-IUSSP
population, population ageing, population growth, video
Health and mortality

Infectious diseases in ageing populations: a neglected cause of mortality?

August 20, 2022March 21, 2016 Aline Désesquelles, Elena Demuru, Marilena Pappagallo, Luisa Frova, France Meslé and Viviana Egidi
Health, Mortality, Old age, population ageing

In countries with high life expectancies, death is predominantly the consequence of cancers and diseases of the circulatory system. Yet, infectious diseases have not disappeared from public health concerns, and … Read more

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