This upper level textbook provides a coherent introduction to the economic implications of individual and population ageing. Placing economic considerations into a wider social sciences context, this is ideal reading not only for advanced undergraduate and masters students in economics, health economics and the economics of ageing, but also policy makers, students, professionals and practitioners in gerontology, sociology, health-related sciences and social care.

This volume introduces the different conceptualisations of age and definitions of `old age', as well as the main theories of individual ageing as developed in the disciplines of biology, psychology and sociology. It covers the economic theories of fertility, mortality and migration and describes the four main frameworks that can be used to study economics and ageing, namely the life cycle, the overlapping generations, the perpetual youth and the dynastic models.

About the Author
Jose Luis Iparraguirre is Chief Economist at Age UK and Professor of Economics at the University of Moron, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Reviews

"The monograph is exclusively professionally written and the materials are presented in an attractive way. Another advantage of the offered book is the inclusion of a significant number of titles in the bibliography, which makes it a valuable reference for specialists working in this scientific field." (Nikolay Kyurkchiev, zbMATH 1443.91001, 2020)

Book Information
ISBN 9783319932477
Author Jose Luis Iparraguirre
Format Paperback
Page Count 371
Imprint Springer International Publishing AG
Publisher Springer International Publishing AG