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20 June 2007

Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2007

2007 Population Aging, Wealth, and Economic Growth: Demographic Dividends and Public Policy Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason Download Paper Projection of health care expenditure by disease:
a case study from Australia Theo Vos, John Goss, Stephen Begg and Nicholas Mann Download Paper Poverty among the Elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean Leonardo Gasparini, Javier Alejo, Francisco Haimovich, Sergio Olivieri
and Leopoldo Tornarolli Download Paper The Implications of Aging for the Structure and Stability
of Financial Markets Jane D'Arista Download Paper Population Ageing and Health Expenditure:
Sri Lanka 2001-2101 Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya and Associates Download Paper Publications used in the preparation of the World Economic and Social Survey 2007

07 January 2007

World Economic and Social Survey 2007

Development in an Ageing World The World Economic and Social Survey 2007 analyses the implications of ageing for social and economic development around the world. The ageing of the population offers both challenges and opportunities. Among the most pressing issues is the prospect of a smaller labour force having to support and increasingly larger older population. Paralleling increased longevity, changes in intergenerational relationships may affect the provision of care and income security for older persons particularly in developing countries where family transfers play a major role. Thus, societies must also ensure seeing to the particular needs of older populations in terms of the… World Economic and Social Survey 2007