References list

8b: Aging

Where possible, the list provides abstracts of the entries and links to the publication.
Initial list compiled by: Daniel Münich

This reference list contains three parts:

  • Introductory Reading
    Somebody who does not know this literature or wants to get an overview might want to start here.
  • Key References
    Some of the most important references in this literature, which may require some more knowledge of the field.
  • Further Reading
    Organized by date of publication.

Introductory Reading

  1. Börsch-Supan, Axel (2008). The Impact of Global Aging on Labor, Product, and Capital Market. In: Prskawetz Alrxia, David E. Bloom D and Wolfgang Lutz. Population Aging, Human Capital Accumulation, and Productivity Growth. New York: Wiley-Blackwell , 52-77 .

  2. Clark, Robert, Juanita Kreps and Joseph Spengler (1978). Economics of Aging: A Survey. In: Journal of Economic Literature 16(3) , 919-962 . Link.

Key references

  1. Banks, James and Fabrizio Mazzonna (2012). The Effect of Education on Old Age Cognitive Abilities: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design. In: Economic Journal 122(560) , 418-448 . Abstract. Link.

  2. Cutler, David, James Poterba, Louise Sheiner and Lawrence Summers (1990). An Aging Society: Opportunity or Challenge?. In: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 1990(1) , 1-73 . Link.

  3. Lumsdaine, Robin and Olivia Mitchell (1999). New Developments in the Economic Analysis of Retirement. In: Ashenfelter, Orley and David Card (eds.). Handbook of Labor Economics, Vol. 3C. Amsterdam: North Holland , 3261-3307 . Abstract. Link.

  4. Mazzonna, Fabrizio and Franco Peracchi (2012). Ageing, Cognitive Abilities and Retirement. In: European Economic Review 56(4) , 691-710 . Abstract. Link.

  5. Schulz, James (2000). The Economics of Aging. Westport: Greenwood Press .

  6. Strulik, Holger and Katharina Werner (2016). 50 Is the New 30—Long-Run Trends of Schooling and Retirement Explained by Human Aging. In: Journal of Economic Growth 21(2) , 165-187 . Abstract. Link.

Further reading

  1. Acemoglu, Daron and Pascual Restrepo (2017). Secular Stagnation? The Effect of Aging on Economic Growth in the Age of Automation. NBER Working Paper No. 23077. Abstract. Link.

  2. Barham, Tania, Karen Macours and John A. Maluccio (2013). Boys' Cognitive Skill Formation and Physical Growth: Long-Term Experimental Evidence on Critical Ages for Early Childhood Interventions. In: Amercian Economic Review 103(3) , 467-71 . Abstract. Link.

  3. Bedard, Kelly and Insook Cho (2010). Early Gender Test Score Gaps Across OECD Countries. In: Economics of Education Review 29(3) , 348-363 . Abstract. Link.

  4. Behrman, Jere, Mark Rosenzweig and Paul Taubman (1994). Endowments and the Allocation of Schooling in the Family and in the Marriage Market: The Twins Experiment. In: Journal of Political Economy 102(6) , 1131-1174 . Abstract. Link.

  5. Bishai, David (2004). Does Time Preference Change with Age?. In: Journal of Population Economics 17(4) , 583-602 . Abstract. Link.

  6. Bjorklund, Anders and Christian Kjellstrom (2002). Estimating the Return To Investments in Education: How Useful Is the Standard Mincer Equation?. In: Economics of Education Review 21(3) , 195-210 . Abstract. Link.

  7. Bloom, David E., David Canning and Günther Fink (2010). Implications of population ageing for economic growth. In: Oxford Review of Economic Policy 26 , 583-612 . Abstract. Link.

  8. Bonneuil, Noel and Raouf Boucekkine (2017). Longevity, Age-Structure and Optimal Schooling. In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 136 , 63-75 . Abstract. Link.

  9. Bonsang, Eric and Thomas Dohmen (2015). Risk Attitude and Cognitive Aging. In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 112 , 112-126 . Abstract. Link.

  10. Bonsang, Eric, Stéphane Adam and Sergio Perelman (2012). Does retirement affect cognitive functioning?. In: Journal of Health Economics 31(3) , 490-501 . Abstract. Link.

  11. Boucekkine, Raouf, David de La Croix and Omar Licandro (2002). Vintage Human Capital, Demographic Trends, and Endogenous Growth. In: Journal of Economic Theory 104(2) , 340-375 . Abstract. Link.

  12. Bovenberg, Lans (2003). Financing Retirement in the European Union. In: International Tax and Public Finance 10(6) , 713-734 . Abstract. Link.

  13. Canduela, Jesus, Matthew Dutton, Steve Johnson, Colin Lindsay, Ronald W McQuaid and Robert Raeside (2012). Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers. In: Work, Employment & Society 26 . Abstract. Link.

  14. Canduela, Jesus, Matthew Dutton, Steve Johnson, Colin Lindsay, Ronald W McQuaid and Robert Raeside (2012). Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers. In: Work Employment & Society 26(1) , 42-60 . Abstract. Link.

  15. Casarico, Alessandra (1998). Pension Reform and Economic Performance under Imperfect Capital Markets. In: Economic Journal 108(447) , 344-362 . Abstract. Link.

  16. Casarico, Alessandra and Carlo Devillanova (2003). Social Security and Migration With Endogenous Skill Upgrading. In: Journal of Public Economics 87(3-4) , 773-797 . Abstract. Link.

  17. Cepar, Ziga and Stefan Bojnec (2008). Population Aging and the Education Market in Slovenia and Croatia. In: Eastern European Economics 46(3) , 68-86 . Abstract. Link.

  18. Chuma, Hiroyuki (1987). Pensions, Wage Profiles, and Retirement Rules - Specific Human-Capital Approach. In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Controls 11(1) , 29-64 . Abstract. Link.

  19. Clark, Damon and Heather Royer (2013). The Effect of Education on Adult Health and Mortality: Evidence from Britain. In: American Economic Review 103(6) , 2087-2120 . Abstract. Link.

  20. Conde-Ruiz, Ignacio and Vincenzo Galasso (2004). The Macroeconomics of Early Retirement. In: Journal of Public Economics 88(9-10) , 1849-1869 . Abstract. Link.

  21. Cuaresma, Jesús Crespo and Tapas Mishra (2011). The Role of Age-Structured Education Data for Economic Growth Forecasts. In: Journal of Forecasting 30(2) , 249-267 . Abstract. Link.

  22. Dorsett, Richard, Silvia Lui and Martin Weale (2014). Education and its effects on income and mortality of men aged sixty-five and over in Great Britain. In: Labour Economics 27 , 71-82 . Abstract. Link.

  23. Dostie, Benoit (2011). Wages, Productivity and Aging. In: De Economist 159 , 139-158 . Abstract. Link.

  24. Echevarria, Cruz and Amaia Iza (2000). Income Taxation and Finite Horizons in a Human Capital Model. In: International Tax and Public Finance 7(6) , 665-689 . Abstract. Link.

  25. Fredriksson, Peter and Björn Öckert (2014). Life-cycle Effects of Age at School Start. In: The Economic Journal 124(579) , 977-1004 . Abstract. Link.

  26. Gordo, Laura Romeu and Vegard Skirbekk (2013). Skill demand and the comparative advantage of age: Jobs tasks and earnings from the 1980s to the 2000s in Germany. In: Labour Economics 22 , 61-69 . Abstract. Link.

  27. Gradstein, Mark and Michael Kaganovich (2004). Aging Population and Education Finance. In: Journal of Public Economics 88(12) , 2469-2485 . Abstract. Link.

  28. Green, David A. and W. Craig Riddell (2013). Ageing and literacy skills: Evidence from Canada, Norway and the United States. In: Labour Economics 22 , 16-29 . Abstract. Link.

  29. Harris, Amy, William Evans and Robert Schwab (2001). Education Spending in an Aging America. In: Journal of Public Economics 81 (3) , 449-472 . Abstract. Link.

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