Is Asia prepared for an aging population? /

Many Asian countries (such as China, Singapore, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines) will experience a significant aging of their populations during the next several decades. This paper explores how these aging Asian countries are addressing and anticipating the challeng...

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Main Authors:	Heller, Peter S, Heller, Peter S. (Author)
Corporate Author:	International Monetary Fund Fiscal Affairs Department
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Affairs Dept., 2006 [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, 2006 Washington, D.C. : 2006
Series:	IMF Working Papers ; Working Paper No. 06/272 IMF eLibrary IMF working paper ; WP/06/272
Subjects:	Age distribution (Demography) > Asia Aging > Asia Fiscal policy > Asia Fiscal policy > East Asia Old age pensions > Asia Old age pensions > East Asia Older people > Medical care > Asia Population aging > Asia Social security > Asia Accumulated savings Actuarial neutrality Administrative costs Adverse selection problems Adverse selection Age at retirement Age of retirement Age support Aged pension Aging population Aging populations Aging Analysis of Health Care Markets Annuity market Annuity purchase Benefit levels Benefit payments Benefit scheme Benefit schemes Block grants Capitation payments Care systems Contractual arrangements Contribution base Contribution rate Contribution rates Contributory pension Cost of care Defined benefit Defined contributions Demographic Trends and Forecasts Dependency ratio Dependency ratios Domestic savings Early retirement Earnings replacement Economic conditions Employee retirement Employees pension Family support Fee-for-service payment Fee-for-service Funded scheme Future pension Government pensions Health Production > Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Disability, and Economic Behavior Health care costs Health care providers Health care sector Health care services Health care system Health care systems Health care Health conditions Health expenditure Health expenditures Health financing Health insurance coverage Health insurance scheme Health insurance system Health insurance Health policies Health professionals Health sector Health service Health system Health systems Health-care sector Health-care Hospital beds Income growth Individual account system Individual account Informal sector Initial retirement age Insurance coverage Insurance market Insurance providers Insurance system Insurance systems Intergenerational transfers Investment returns Labor force participation Labor force Life expectancy Long-term care Macroeconomic policy Mandatory saving Mandatory savings Mandatory scheme Market risk Medical benefit Medical bills Medical care Medical costs Medical expenditure Medical expenses Medical insurance Medical savings accounts Medical services Medical technologies Medical treatment Minimum income Minimum pension Mutual funds National health National pension fund National pension scheme National pension Occupational pension Old age pension Old age support Old-age pensions Paygo Payroll tax Pension benefits Pension fund assets Pension fund Pension liabilities Pension payments Pension plan Pension rights Pension scheme Pension system Pension systems Pension Pensioners Pensions Pillar system Pocket payments Price indexation Primary care Primary health care Private care Private employer Private employers Private health insurance Private hospitals Private insurance Private savings Provident fund Provident funds Public health care Public health services Public health system Public health Public hospital Public hospitals Public schemes Public sector pension system Public spending Replacement rate Replacement rates Retirement Policies Retirement age Retirement benefit Retirement benefits Retirement income Retirement incomes Retirement pension Retirement period Retirement Social health insurance Social safety nets Supply of beds Systems for pensions Tax rates Three-pillar system Unfunded pension liabilities Unfunded pension Age distribution (Demography) Fiscal policy Old age pensions Older people > Medical care Population aging Social policy Social security Asia > Social policy Asia including Middle East Asia Europe Korea, Republic of Saint Lucia Singapore East Asia Electronic book Electronic books

Table of Contents:

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. A PERSPECTIVE ON ASIAâ€?S AGING PROCESS""; ""III. HOW WELL-POSITIONED ARE ASIAN COUNTRIES TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF AN AGING POPULATION?""; ""IV. FINAL OBSERVATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Appendix I. Summary""

Is Asia prepared for an aging population? /

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