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Fichier |
Type de dépôt |
Pré-publication, Document de travail |
Titre |
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The public economics of increasing longevity
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Résumé |
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One of the greatest success stories in our societies is that people are living longer, life expectancy at birth being now above 80 years. Whereas the lengthening of life opens huge opportunities for individuals if extra years are spent in prosperity and good health, it is however often regarded as a source of problems for policy-makers. The goal of this paper is to examine the key policy challenges raised by increasing longevity. For that purpose, we first pay attention to the representation of individual preferences, and to the normative foundations of the economy, and, then, we consider the challenges raised for the design of the social security system, pension policies, preventive health policies, the provision of long term care, as well as for long-run economic growth.
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Auteur(s)
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Pierre Pestieau
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
, Grégory Ponthière
2, 3
1
CREPP -
Center of Research in Public Economics and Population Economics
( 104680 )
- CREPP - HEC-ULg Department of Economics Boulevard du Rectorat, 7 Bâtiment 31, boîte 39 4000 Liège (Sart-Tilman)
- Belgique
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Université de Liège ( 93075 )
2
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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École normale supérieure - Paris ( 59704 )
;
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Université Paris Sciences et Lettres ( 564132 )
;
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Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique USC1336 ( 92114 )
;
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École des hautes études en sciences sociales ( 99539 )
;
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École des Ponts ParisTech ( 301545 )
;
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR8545 ( 441569 )
3
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne ( 7550 )
;
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École normale supérieure - Paris ( 59704 )
;
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Université Paris Sciences et Lettres ( 564132 )
;
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École des hautes études en sciences sociales ( 99539 )
;
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École des Ponts ParisTech ( 301545 )
;
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( 441569 )
;
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Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement ( 577435 )
4
CORE -
Center of Operation Research and Econometrics [Louvain]
( 48233 )
- 34, Voie du Roman Pays B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
- Belgique
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Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain ( 92863 )
5
CEPR -
Center for Economic Policy Research
( 143559 )
- Royaume-Uni
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Date de production/écriture |
2012-03
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Domaine(s) |
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Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economies et finances
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Référence interne |
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PSE Working Papers n°2012-10
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Mots-clés (JEL) |
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H - Public Economics/H.H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue/H.H2.H21 - Efficiency • Optimal Taxation
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H - Public Economics/H.H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies/H.H5.H55 - Social Security and Public Pensions
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I - Health, Education, and Welfare/I.I1 - Health/I.I1.I12 - Health Behavior
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J - Labor and Demographic Economics/J.J1 - Demographic Economics/J.J1.J10 - General
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Mots-clés |
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Life Expectancy, Mortality, Public Policy
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