Ageing gracefully : an overview of the economic implications of Australia's ageing population profile / prepared for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care by ACIL Consulting
Chapter 1. The big issues -- 1.1. Concerns about ageing -- 1.2. Policy responses -- 1.3. Structure of this paper -- ch. 2. Population ageing and its implications -- 2.1. Demographic trends -- 2.2. Growing dependency -- 2.3. The cost to governments of supporting the aged -- 2.4. Is ageing likely to create a major public sector problem? -- ch. 3. Strategic issues -- 3.1. The 'stickiness' of pension outlays -- 3.2. Lifetime earnings, savings and retirement -- 3.3. Further scope for labour market reforms -- 3.4. Intergenerational transfers and the contributions of older people -- 3.5. Ageing and health expenditures
Summary
The purpose of this paper is to promote informed public debate on some key policy questions confronting Australia in the area of health and aged care
Analysis
Age pensions
Aged
Aged care
Federal issue
Health care
Labour market
Notes
"February 2000"
"Paper's authors are Peter Crowley and Greg Cutbush"--Foreword
Bibliography
Bibliography: pages 45-46
Notes
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