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March 1, 2001
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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... |
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Building a Social Safety Net China embarks on an effort to improve both pensions and health care in the world's most populous nation |
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September 1, 2001
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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
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
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, 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
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. |
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June 1, 2006
Burton et al. |
Asia's Winds of Change The path that Asian countries have traveled to growth and prosperity in the past 50 years will remain relevant for the future -- the embrace of openness, the commitment to macroeconomic stability, and the drive to adapt and reform in response to changing circumstances. |
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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
Carone & Costello |
Can Europe Afford to Grow Old? The EU must face up to recent projections showing that aging will have a major economic and budgetary impact. |
Finance & Development
December 2009
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Rebalancing Growth in Asia Asian emerging markets can improve their economic welfare by rebalancing growth toward domestic demand. |
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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 2010
Kevin Cheng |
The Long Run Is Near France, like many advanced economies, confronts the expensive needs of a rapidly aging population |
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. |
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Brink Lindsey |
Social Insecurity Why an increasing number of countries are turning to market-based pension plans... |
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? |
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... |
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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. |
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June 2010
Olaf Unteroberdoerster |
Serving Up Growth Promoting the services sector in Asia is another way to restore balance and boost growth. |
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
June 1, 2007
Burton & Zanello |
Asia Ten Years After A decade after the Asian financial crisis, the region is growing rapidly but still has a long to-do list. |
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September 1, 2007
Bloom & Khanna |
The Urban Revolution Rapid urbanization may prove a blessing, provided the world takes notice and plans accordingly. |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Carlo Cottarelli |
Paying the Piper The role of medium-term fiscal policy in rebounding from the crisis. |
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September 1, 2005
Eswar S. Prasad |
Next Steps for China Why financial sector reform is a crucial element of a long-term economic growth strategy. |
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October 1, 2012
Milton Ezrati |
Can Japan's Economy Come Back? An aging population and government inaction challenge Japan s faltering economy. |
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 |
The Motley Fool
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Nate Weisshaar |
Graying Dragon Can China get rich before it gets old? Just hitching your wagon to anything Chinese won't work anymore, and like the more mature markets most U.S. investors are familiar with, stock selection will become the key to solid returns. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Charles Kramer |
Asia's Investment Puzzle Despite the recovery in Asia, lingering uncertainty appears to be holding back investment. |
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. |
| 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." |
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
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. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Belaisch & Zanello |
Deepening Financial Ties The combination of favorable economic conditions and a clear commitment to integration can provide a fitting environment in which the policy debate can flourish -- and Asia's financial integration can continue to advance. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Ronald McKinnon |
Can the World Economy Afford U.S. Tax Cuts? The international dollar standard redux... |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2012
Thomas Baker |
The Big Sell: Biologics In Emerging Markets High priced biologics may have a bright future in emerging markets, but winning access in the short term will be a hard sell without a tailored clinical profile, a compelling local message, and direct government support. |
Finance & Development
June 2006 |
Book Reviews Deciding how to divide the economic pie: Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy... Brain drain or brain gain?: Give Us Your Best and Brightest... Paying for old age: Rethinking Pension Reform... etc. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Anthony Elson |
What Happened? Here's why East Asia surged ahead of Latin America and some lessons for economic policy. |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Lipschitz et al. |
The Domestic Solution Can China's growth be sustained through good-neighbor policies? |
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. |
BusinessWeek
September 20, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The National Piggy Bank is Going Hungry A low savings rate threatens boomers' retirement -- and long-term growth. And part of the blame goes to the federal government's siphoning off a big chunk of domestic savings to fund enormous budget deficits. |
IDB America
Jul/Aug 2000
Paul Constance |
Ready, able, and elderly Latin America's demographic profile is gradually turning gray---but the region's retirees aren't watching life from a park bench... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Andrew Sheng |
The Art of Reform Both domestic and global investors will look to regulatory assessments to judge for themselves the quality of Asia's market governance. And they might also want to remind themselves of the ancient dictum: he who knows the competition and himself wins in the global competitive game. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Martin Ravallion |
Urban Poverty Yes, the poor are gravitating to towns and cities, but more rapid poverty reduction will probably require a faster pace of urbanization, not a slower one -- and development policymakers will need to facilitate this process, not hinder it. |
Investment Advisor
August 2007
Kara P. Stapleton |
Working Through Retirement Are your financial advisory clients putting away enough money for retirement or will they be working at the age of 70 to cover healthcare costs? |
Knowledge@Wharton
January 15, 2003 |
The Long, Winding Road to Pension Reform in Latin America Like other nations, countries in Latin America are attempting to make their retirement systems more efficient and responsive to citizens' needs. This is difficult in the best of times. |
BusinessWeek
June 27, 2005
Coy & Brady |
Old. Smart. Productive. Surprise! The graying of the workforce is better news than you think. People in their late 50s, 60s, and 70s have now become the largest underutilized pool of human resources in the economy. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Will You Be Covered? The costs of medical care have risen dramatically over the past several decades. Health insurance is a must for financial security, but many don't have it. |
IDB America
Jul/Aug 2000 |
The culture of aging It's time to throw out old assumptions about the elderly and start a dialogue among generations... |
