The economic consequences of ageing. The case of Finland.

Autor/inn/en	La Maisonneuve, Christine de; André, Christophe; Garcia, Clara; Koen, Vincent
Institution	OECD / Economics Department
Titel	The economic consequences of ageing. The case of Finland. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die ökonomischen Konsequenzen des Alterns. Am Beispiel Finnlands.
Quelle	Paris (2014), 35 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	OECD Economics Department working papers. 1120
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
ISSN	1815-1973
DOI	10.1787/5jz2qt1dtnlt-en
Schlagwörter	Frau; Altersstruktur; Altersversorgung; Bevölkerungsstruktur; Demografischer Wandel; Versicherung; Öffentliche Ausgaben; Öffentlicher Haushalt; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Beschäftigungsförderung; Rentenpolitik; Weiterbildungsförderung; Lebenslanges Lernen; Rentenalter; Auswirkung; Jugendlicher; Junger Erwachsener; Langzeitarbeitsloser; Älterer Arbeitnehmer; Finnland
Abstract	Finland's population is set to age rapidly in the coming decades. This will put pressure on public finances, while shrinking labour resources. Nonetheless, solutions exist to alleviate those pressures. Adjusting the pension age in line with the rise in life expectancy would reduce pension costs and increase older workers' employment, provided it is accompanied by the removal of the pathways to early retirement. In order to allow people to work longer, labour market flexibility should be enhanced and lifelong training promoted further. Active labour market policies should be strengthened so as to increase the labour force participation of youth, childbearing age women and the long-term unemployed. Finally, ageing should not only be seen as a burden as it can also create opportunities for innovation and new markets and industries. Information and communications technologies, where Finland has a strong knowledge base, can help the elderly stay as autonomous as possible, which would contain long-term care costs and improve well-being. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2014/4