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The dependency ratio
— what is it, why is it increasing, and what are the implications? | | Author(s) | Anthony Webb |
| Corporate Author | Alliance for Health & the Future, International Longevity Centre |
| Journal title | Issue Brief, vol 2, number 1, 2005 |
| Publisher | Alliance for Health & the Future, Paris, 2005 |
| Pages | 8 pp |
| Source | Download from publications at website: http://ns1.siteground169.com/~healthan/healthandfu... |
| Keywords | Social economics ; Demography ; Longevity. |
| Annotation | The dependency ratio is the ratio of the number of those aged under 18 or over 64 to the number aged between 18 and 64. The increase in the dependency ratio is projected to increase dramatically in all advanced countries and many developing countries in the next 50 years, and is in part the result in increases in longevity. Concerns about the dependency ratio relate to how pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pensions are financed, and also whether more older workers should participate in the workforce for longer. The author suggests that we should be asking whether we can achieve an even better outcome through measures to facilitate participation in the workforce for those older people who wish to do so, and thus provide financial security for those no longer able to work. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080306211 P |
| Classmark | W4: S8: BGA |
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