Economics and Ageing

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Economics and Ageing is written by José Luis Iparraguirre and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3030290131 (ISBN 10) and 9783030290139 (ISBN 13).

This upper level textbook provides a coherent introduction to the economic implications of individual and population ageing. Placing economic considerations into a wider social sciences context, this is ideal reading not only for advanced undergraduate and masters students in health economics and economics of ageing, but policy makers, professionals and practitioners in gerontology, sociology, health-related sciences, and social care. This volume introduces topics in the economics of happiness, quality of life, and well-being in later life. It also covers questions of inequality and poverty, intergenerational economics, and housing. Other areas described in this book include behavioural economics, political economy, and consumption in ageing societies.