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| The economic impacts of population ageing in Japan | | Author(s) | Landis MacKellar, Tatiana Ermolieva, David Horlacher |
| Corporate Author | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) |
| Publisher | Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2004 |
| Pages | 290 pp (ESRI studies series on ageing) |
| Source | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., Glensanda House, Montpellier Parade, Cheltenham, Glos GL50 1UA. www.e-elgar.com |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Demography ; Economics ; Japan. |
| Annotation | In April 2000, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) of the Cabinet Office of Japan initiated a 2-year project entitled 'A Study on Sustainable Economic and Social Structures in the 21st Century'. As part of that study, this book presents the findings of a multidisciplinary study of population ageing in Japan. It begins with a general synthesis of the economics of population ageing. It summarises the demographic outlook and reviews results of major studies on Japan, which point to a sustained decline in fertility, increased longevity and a decline in labour force participation. An economic-demographic simulation model for Japan, developed by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is presented as a way of assessing the sensitivity of the Japanese economic outlook to changes in demographic parameters. Next, two alternative scenarios featuring lower fertility and greater longevity are compared. Population ageing is certain to have pervasive impacts on the level of government involvement in pensions and health in Japan. However, rising long-term prosperity for both young and old is possible, and the authors concluded that Japan will cope successfully with ageing and population decline in the 21st century. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040902002 B |
| Classmark | BG: S8: W: 7DT |
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