Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/64857 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 3926
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Our societies are witnessing a steady increase in longevity. This demographic evolution is accompanied by some convergence across countries, whereas substantial longevity inequalities persist within nations. The goal of this paper is to survey some crucial implications of changing longevity on the design of optimal public policy. For that purpose, we firstly focus on some difficulties raised by risky and varying lifetime for the represen-tation of individual and social preferences. Then, we explore some central implications of changing longevity for optimal policy making, regarding prevention against premature death, pension policies and long-term care.
Subjects: 
life expectancy
mortality
optimal public policy
JEL: 
H21
H55
I12
I13
J10
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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