The increase in the ratio of the elderly to the working age population as the demographic transition of low fertility and low mortality proceeds, has spurred a discussion concerning the equity of intergenerational transfers. The central question is if and how the state can afford the pensions...

Europe has undergone profound changes in fertility behaviour in the last decades. After years of falling fertility, it seems that we have now reached a phase of stabilisation in most countries of the European Union. However, stabilisation has occurred at very different levels in different part...

During the last three decades, there has been a rapid increase in female labor force participation rates. This increase has gradually changed the family concept. Today, women and men both work and contribute to family earnings so that dual-earner households has become the rule rather the...

I framtiden kan vi förvänta oss brist på arbetskraft. Den demografiska utvecklingen i denna fråga tycks obönhörlig. Hur stor denna arbetskraftsbrist kan tänkas bli är dock omdebatterat, liksom vilka konsekvenserna kan tänkas bli. I Sverige har vi emellertid mycket kunskap om hur...

We use a large panel data set (LINDA) to describe retirement behaviour in Sweden. The importance of different pathways to retirement is analysed. Survival functions for labor force participation of several groups in the labor force are estimated. We then provide a detailed analysis of economic...

Föreliggande artikel bygger på två regionala befolkningsframskrivningar, den ena av Landstingsförbundet (2000), den andra av Nygren och Person (2001). Dessa visar att nu som tidigare beror regionernas befolkningsmässiga framtid till största del av de flyttningsantaganden som görs. De...

Rapporten ger en översikt av den empiriska forskningen kring demografins påverkan på finansmarknaden. Fokus ligger på att beskriva de använda metoderna i mikrostudier av hushållens ekonomiska beteende över livscykeln samt i makrostudier av åldersstrukturens påverkan på finansiella...

There are strong life cycle patterns in practically all human behavior as well as in resources and capabilities. Variations in the age structure therefore affect all aspects of the aggregate economy. Swedish post-war development exhibit patterns of age structure effects on saving, growth,...

These are the stylized facts of long-run economic and demographic development, as described by Galor and Weil (AER 1999, 2000): Under an initial Malthusian Regime the growth rates of population and per-capita income are both low. Then follows a Post-Malthusian Regime, with higher growth rates of...

Since the Second World War demographic behaviour has changed dramatically in the industrialised world. Marriage and fertility rates have declined substantially and total fertility rates have reached unprecedented low levels. All European countries (except Iceland and Turkey) now have fertility...