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Finance & Development
June 2011 |
The Price of Maturity Aging populations mean countries have to find new ways to support their elderly.   |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Martin Muhleisen & Hamid Faruqee |
Japan: Population Aging and the Fiscal Challenge With Japan facing a demographic crisis, government finances--stretched to the limit to keep the economy afloat--have to cope with the rising strain on public pension and health systems. This article looks at the economic and fiscal costs of aging in Japan... |
Finance & Development
June 2011 |
Beyond Retirees How countries change their pension systems and whether they do it in tandem have major implications for global economic health. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
Bloom & Canning |
Booms, Busts, and Echoes Since 1870 death rates and birth rates have been declining in developed countries. Here's how the biggest demographic upheaval in history is affecting global economic development. |
Finance & Development
September 2010
Kevin Cheng |
The Long Run Is Near France, like many advanced economies, confronts the expensive needs of a rapidly aging population |
Investment Advisor
November 2006 |
Remarks by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke The Coming Demographic Transition: Will We Treat Future Generations Fairly? -- Over the next few decades, the U.S. population will grow significantly older, a development that will affect our society and our economy in many ways. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
Peter S. Heller |
Asia: Ready or Not The world's most populous continent must prepare now for an aging population. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
Adair Turner |
Pension Challenges in an Aging World Pensions are high on the policy agenda in many developed countries and, increasingly, in developing countries also. Except where fertility rates are very low, needed pension system adjustments look manageable. |
Finance & Development
June 2011 |
Balancing the Burden The costs of benefits for current retirees fall more on future Americans than on future Italians. |
Finance & Development
June 2011 |
How Ready for Pensioners? A new index assesses which countries are the best prepared and which are the worst prepared when it comes to meeting retirees' needs. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
How Wealthy Nations Can Avoid a Looming Retirement Crisis The extent of the global aging problem and the prospect for globally-based solutions were outlined during a conference several weeks ago on "Risk Transfers and Retirement Income Security." |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2003
William Hauser |
Aging Population Leads to Wrinkle in EU's Outlook Any real estate company looking to do business in Europe should take note, the newborn European Union is growing up -- fast. Granted, aging populations are a global phenomenon, but the issue is dramatic in Europe -- second only to Japan and comparatively worse than the U.S. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
Lee & Mason |
What Is the Demographic Dividend? To the extent that countries meet the challenge of aging by expanding unfunded familial or public transfer programs, asset growth will be reduced, and a second dividend will be diminished. |
Finance & Development
September 2010
Mark Horton |
How Grim a Fiscal Future? For most advanced economies, both the near term and the longer term are tight, but there are ways to ease budget pressures |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
Engardio & Matlack |
Global Aging It's not just Europe -- China and other emerging-market economies are aging fast, too. There are solutions, but it's time to act. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
Bryant & Sonerson |
Gauging the Cost of Aging Why population aging is not the main cause of rising government health expenditure in New Zealand. |
Reason
March 2002
Brink Lindsey |
Social Insecurity Why an increasing number of countries are turning to market-based pension plans... |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Clements et al. |
Healing Health Care Finances Health care presents a daunting fiscal challenge in advanced and emerging economies alike, but reforms can help manage the growth of spending fairly and efficiently. |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Carlo Cottarelli |
Paying the Piper The role of medium-term fiscal policy in rebounding from the crisis. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2001
Nicholas Barr |
The Truth About Pension Reform Aging populations in industrial and transition countries have provoked heated debate about pension reform -- in particular, about the desirability of abandoning pay-as-you-go schemes in favor of private, funded pensions... |
Finance & Development
September 2011 |
Fiscal Neighbors Canada and the United States confronted growing budget deficits and public debt but the results differed. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2001
Christian Keller & Peter S. Heller |
Social Sector Reform in Transition Countries Transition countries need to reform their social sectors to promote the welfare of their citizens and spur economic growth. In part, this means building up and redesigning social safety nets and addressing problems. It also requires cutting some benefits and privileges... |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
Groome et al. |
Aging and Financial Markets Governments, domestic businesses, and financial markets compete globally for investment capital, and the potential economic effects of aging may adversely influence their competitive positions, as well as macroeconomic and financial stability. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Robert A. Feldman & C. Maxwell Watson |
Central Europe: From Transition to EU Membership The Central European countries have made considerable progress with the transition to a market economy and now face the challenge of developing macroeconomic policy frameworks on the road to EU accession. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
Edward Gardner |
Wanted: More Jobs High unemployment in the MENA region presents formidable challenges for policymakers |
Knowledge@Wharton
January 29, 2003 |
China Can Help the U.S. Tackle Its Social Security Crisis Much has been written about the looming pension crisis in the U.S., Europe and Japan, whose populations are aging. Wharton finance professor Jeremy J. Siegel argues that economic growth in China and the rest of the developing world holds the key to dealing with the impending crunch. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2000
Rene Weber & Gunther Taube |
Estonia Moves Toward EU Accession Estonia's rapid transition to a market economy and integration into the world economy have intensified its economic and political ties with Western Europe. It now faces the challenge of meeting the remaining requirements for EU membership and eventual participation in EMU. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2006
Baily & Farrell |
Breaking Down Barriers to Growth Encouraging competition is key to reviving stalled industrial economies. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Rudiger Soltwedel, Dirk Dohse, & Christiane Krieger-Boden |
European Labor Markets and EMU Challenges Ahead The debate about European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) has so far been dominated by questions of fiscal convergence and macroeconomic stability. Far less attention has been given to EMU's effects on labor markets, although labor market performance will be crucial in determining the long-term success or failure of EMU.... |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
Anthony Annett |
Reform in Europe: What Went Right? Successful economic and social reformers can offer valuable lessons for the rest of the EU. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
De Ferranti et al. |
The Future of Pension Reform in Latin America The Latin American countries are at the vanguard of global pension reform. Eight have reformed their pension systems in the past 20 years, and additional reforms are now being considered throughout the region. Did the earlier reforms work? What should new reforms aim for? And are the ideas driving the reforms sound? |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005
Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
How Europe Is Revving Its Engine A tough new economic agenda focuses on growth, job creation, and technological innovation. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Andrews et al. |
Ethiopia: Scaling Up Assessing the impact of a dramatic increase in aid on one of Africa's poorest countries. |
BusinessWeek
March 29, 2004
David Fairlamb |
Europe's Pension Problem: Too Few Cradles, Too Few Graves Population trends are forcing drastic reforms in Europe, including reducing people's benefits |
IDB America
February 2006 |
A Brighter Outlook for Pensions? The new book, A Quarter Century of Pension Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons Learned and Next Steps, analyzes triumphs and pitfalls of the pension reforms that swept Latin America, and offers lessons for the road ahead. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Citrin & Wolfson |
Japan's BACK! Growth in Japan, the world's second-largest economy, would have knock-on effects throughout Asia and the global economy and contribute to a more balanced pattern of global growth. This would also help to reduce global current account imbalances. |
Finance & Development
June 2009
Marek Belka |
Europe Under Stress The global economic crisis is testing the cohesion of the European Union |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
Michael J. Mandel |
Productivity Can Make Up The Gap Demographics will not mean doom if we focus on fostering innovation. |
Finance & Development
September 2010
Steve Barnett |
Building a Social Safety Net China embarks on an effort to improve both pensions and health care in the world's most populous nation |
Finance & Development
September 2009
Carlo Cottarelli & Jose Vinals |
Looking Ahead Countries must begin now to devise economic strategies to accompany the recovery. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Aziz & Dunaway |
China's Rebalancing Act China's economic miracle may be at risk unless the country relies more on domestic consumption. |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2003
John Rossant |
How Europe Could Grow Again The European experiment was supposed to deliver prosperity. It hasn't. But with less reform than you might think, a healthy new economy could emerge. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2012
Milton Ezrati |
Can Japan's Economy Come Back? An aging population and government inaction challenge Japan s faltering economy. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Roberts Zile &Inna Steinbuka |
Latvia on the Way to the European Union Having met most of the criteria for membership in the European Union, Latvia is addressing a few remaining challenges. These include closing the income gap and achieving structural, fiscal, and monetary convergence... |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Fair Game: Blaming Older Workers for High Unemployment How delayed retirements are hurting employment. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2003
Eken et al. |
Living Better Improving human development indicators in MENA will require different approaches to health, education, and social protection |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2003 |
European Union: A Big Payoff From A Bigger EU In May, 2004, the single-market European Union will expand from 15 countries to 25, incorporating 10 Central and Eastern European (CEE) nations, with full integration into the single currency likely three to six years later. The potential pluses may well be understated. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2006
Jimenez & Murthi |
Investing in the Youth Bulge With the right investments, developing countries can turn their large youth populations into a boon. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2010
Eric Dutram |
Three International ETFs Facing Shrinking Populations Take a look at three country-specific ETFs that could face headwinds created by a shrinking population going forward. |
Finance & Development
June 2009
Cihak & Mitra |
Losing Their Halo Many countries in central and eastern Europe are finding it hard to adjust to the new economic reality |
