Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Economic and Financial Affairs |
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Series Title | European Economy |
Series Details | No.4, 2011 |
Publication Date | 2011 |
ISBN | 978-92-79-19298-2 |
ISSN | 0379-0991 |
EC | KC-AR-11-004-EN-C |
Content Type | Policy-making, Report |
This report details the underlying assumptions and projection methodologies to estimate the economic and budgetary impact of an ageing population over the long-term. In 2010, the ECOFIN Council gave the Economic Policy Committee (EPC) a mandate to update its common exercise of age-related expenditure projections by the autumn of 2012 on the basis of a new population projection by Eurostat. The long-term age-related expenditure projections provide an indication of the timing and scale of changes in economic developments that could result from an ageing population in a âno-policy changeâ scenario. The projections show where (in which countries), when, and to what extent ageing pressures will accelerate as the baby-boom generation retires and average life span in the EU continues to increase. Hence, the updated projections of age-related expenditure and the associated sustainability assessments will provide important insights on both the economic impact of ageing and the risks to the long-term sustainability of Member Statesâ public finances reflecting new economic environment, affected by a durable impact of the current crisis, and further reform effort by EU MS. This first report provides a description of underlying macroeconomic assumptions and projection methodologies of the age-related expenditure projections for all Member States. On the basis of these underlying assumptions and methodologies, age-related expenditures covering pensions, health care, long-term care, education and unemployment transfers will be calculated and presented to the ECOFIN Council in May 2012. |
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Source Link | http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/european_economy/2011/ee4_en.htm |
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Subject Categories | Geography |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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