Demographic Change in Germany The Economic and Fiscal Consequences /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hamm, Ingrid (Editor), Seitz, Helmut (Editor), Werding, Martin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Public finance.; Social policy.; Population.; Economic growth.; Aging.; Demography.; Economics.; Population Economics.; Public Economics.; Economic Growth.; Social Policy.

Just as one might be inclined to thinkthat every thing about demographic change has been already said and heard, a new dimension opens up. In fact, this is what makes the topic so fascinating. There is nothing trivial any longer about children, families, age, and care. Europe is undergoing profound...

Table of Contents:

• Consequences of Demographic Change in Germany: An Introduction
• Demographic Change in Germany
• The Effects of Aging on Labor Markets and Economic Growth
• The Impact of Global Aging on Capital Markets and Housing
• Social Insurance: How to Pay for Pensions and Health Care?
• The Impact of Demographic Change on Fiscal Policy in Germany
• Education and Fertility in Germany
• Perspectives on the Political Governance of Demographic Change.