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International Journal of Epidemiology 2002;31:786-791
© International Epidemiological Association 2002

Symposium Theme: Ageing

The future of global ageing

Robert Palacios

World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, MSN MC9-904, Washington DC 20433, USA.

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Humans have extended their average stay on earth dramatically in recent history, with life expectancy at birth rising by more than one-third in just the last four decades. Despite this success, there are growing concerns about the possible impact of ageing on living standards. As biologists raise doubts about the limits to human longevity, economists in demographically older countries worry about how to finance pension and health programmes.

Not surprisingly, most of the ageing literature is produced in rich countries well into their own demographic transitions. Studies published in the US and Europe focus on topics such as maximum human life span or new applications of stochastic techniques to population projections. The research is motivated by a sense that existing public policies must be changed in order to successfully cope with the projected ageing of the population.

While these topics are of great interest, most of the potential gains in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Global ageing

Differential ageing patterns and convergence

Public policy issues

Productivity and ageing

Convergence, integration and ageing

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