Demographic Change and Fiscal Policy

The essays in this volume discuss such timely topics as demographic change and the outlook for Social Security and Medicare in the United States
long term decision making under uncertainty
the effect of changing family structure on government spending
how the structure of public retirement policies has encouraged early retirement in some countries and not others
the response of local community spending to demographic change
and related topics. Contributors include many of the world's leading public finance economists and economic demographers.