Population Division - 2000

Expert group meeting on population ageing and living arrangements of older persons: Critical issues and policy responses

MSTOCKTO — Fri, 03 May 2019 18:49:00 +0000

Tuesday, 08 February 2000 - 10:00am to Thursday, 10 February 2000 - 6:00pm

51�Թ� Population Bulletin, Special Issue Nos. 42/43, 2001

Overview

Population ageing is expected to have a major impact on life in the twenty-first century. Concerned by the looming pension crisis, many Governments are promoting more self-reliance in income security for older persons and greater family responsibility for providing care. Consequently, patterns of care-giving and co-residence are emerging as pre-eminent issues related to the well-being of older persons.

To discuss the most pressing issues related to population ageing, living arrangements of older persons and possible Government responses, the Population Division organized a meeting of experts from 8-10 February 2000. Among the issues addressed were the historical and cultural contexts of population ageing and living arrangements, the social processes through which living arrangements of older persons influence the demand for formal and informal support systems and how governments respond to these perceived needs. The meeting also aimed to improve the knowledge base, identify priorities for future research and raise the long-term visibility of ageing-related issues.

Proceedings of the meeting

Agenda

1. Opening of the meeting

Forum on Critical Issues and Policy Responses to Population Ageing

2. Demographic and policy dimensions of population ageing and living arrangements of older persons

3. Living arrangements and well-being of older persons in the past

4. Living arrangements and family support

5. Adapting to rapid societal transformations

6. Poverty, health and living arrangements of older persons

7. Future research directions

8. Conclusions and closing of the formal sessions

Background papers

Barry Mirkin and Mary Beth Weinberger. The demography of population ageing
Alberto Palloni. Living arrangements of older persons
Steven Ruggles. Living arrangements and well-being of older persons in the past
Jay Sokolovsky. Living arrangements of older persons and family support in less developed countries
Jenny de Jong Gierveld, Helga de Valk and Marieke Blommesteijn. Living arrangements of older persons and family support in more developed countries
Paulo Murad Saad, Population Division. Impact of pension reform on the living arrangements of older persons in Latin America
Vladislav V. Bezrukov and Natalia A. Foigt. Political, social and economic crises and living arrangements of older persons: the case of Ukraine
Zeng Yi and Linda George. Extremely rapid ageing and the living arrangements of the elderly: The case of China
Nana Araba Apt. Rapid urbanization and living arrangements of older persons in Africa
Emily Grundy. Living arrangements and the health of older persons in developed countries
Mohammed O. Rahman. Living arrangements and the health of older persons in developing countries: Evidence from rural Bangladesh
Peter Lloyd-Sherlock. Living arrangements of older persons and poverty
Mapule F. Ramashala. Living arrangements, poverty and the health of older persons in Africa
Victoria A. Velkoff. Living arrangements and well-being of the older population: Future research directions
Douglas A. Wolf. Note on statistical analysis and microsimulation for studying living arrangements and intergenerational transfers

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Population Policies

Expert group meeting on policy responses to population ageing and population decline

MSTOCKTO — Fri, 03 May 2019 18:44:00 +0000

Monday, 16 October 2000 - 10:00am to Wednesday, 18 October 2000 - 6:00pm

Overview

The Population Division of the 51�Թ� Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), with financial support provided by the National Institute on Aging of the United States, organized an expert group meeting on policy responses to population ageing and population decline. The meeting took place in New York City from 16 to 18 October 2000. The meeting was organized in follow up to the publication of the report Replacement Migration: Is it a Solution to Declining and Ageing Populations? by the Population Division in March 2000.

The meeting aimed to investigate the consequences of projected population decline and population ageing as well as the policy responses to cope with such demographic changes. In particular, the meeting (1) reviewed the demographic prospects of countries and regions during the next half-century, (2) identified the consequences of population decline and population ageing, and (3) examine various policy options that Governments might adopt to cope with such unprecedented demographic challenges.

Documents

Objectives
Agenda
Organization of work
List of participants
List of papers
Report
Population Decline and Population Ageing: Government Views and Policies.

Organization of work

Monday, 16 October 2000
9:00	Registration
10:00 – 1:00	Morning session
	I. Opening of the meeting
	Mr. Joseph Chamie, 51�Թ� Population Division. Welcoming
	II. Panel discussion
	Mr. Makoto Atoh, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan
	Mr. Paul Demeny, Population Council, United States
	Ms. Charlotte Hoehn, Federal Institute for Population Research, Germany
	III. Review of demographic trends and prospects
	Ms. Hania Zlotnik, 51�Թ� Population Division. Introduction
15:00 – 18:00	Afternoon session
	Continuation of item III
	IV. Consequences and problems
	Mr. Jean-Claude Chesnais, Institute National d’Etudes Démographiques. Introduction
Tuesday, 17 October 2000
10:00 – 13:00	Morning Session
	Continuation of item IV
	V. Policy options
	Mr. Anatoly Zoubanov, 51�Թ� Population Division. Introduction
	A. Policies Relating to Determinants of Demographic Changes 1. Fertility Introduction by Mr. Antonio Golini, Universita di Roma
15:00 – 18:00	Afternoon session
	2. Health/Mortality Ms. Namhoon Cho (Korea Institute of Health and Social Affairs. Introduction
	3. International Migration Ms. Ellen Brennan-Galvin, 51�Թ� Population Division. Introduction
	B. Policies Relating to Consequences of Demographic Changes Mr. Michael Teitelbaum, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Introduction
Wednesday, 18 October 2000
10:00 –13:00	Morning session
	VI. Future research
	VII. Consultations, discussion and follow-up
15:00 – 18:00	Afternoon Session
	Continuation of item VII
	VIII. Conclusion and closing of the formal sessions
	Summary by the rapporteur

Background papers

Replacement Migration: Is It a Solution to Declining and Ageing Populations?

Contributed papers

Jean-Claude Chesnais. The inversion of the age pyramid and the future population decline in France: Implications and policy responses
Georges Tapinos. Policy responses to population ageing and population decline in France
Herwig Birg. Demographic ageing and population decline in 21st century Germany. consequences for the systems of social insurance (Text, Figures)
Charlotte Hoehn. Policy responses to population ageing and population decline in Germany
Antonio Golini. Possible policy responses to population ageing and population decline. The case of Italy
Maria Rita Testa. Fewer and older Italians, more problems? Looking for solutions to the demographic question
Makoto Atoh. The coming of a hyper-aged and depopulating society and population policies: the case of Japan
Yukiko Katsumata. The impact of population decline and population aging in Japan from the perspectives of social and labor policy
Namhoon Cho. Policy responses to population ageing and population decline in Korea
Ik Ki Kim. Policy responses to low fertility and population aging in Korea
Svetlana Nikitina. Population decline and population ageing in the Russian Federation
Anatoly Vishnevsky. Replacement migration: is it a solution for Russian?
David Coleman. Who's afraid of low support ratios? A UK response to the UN Population Division report on 'Replacement Migration
Karen Dunnel. Policy responses to population ageing and population decline - United Kingdom
l. Michael Teitelbaum. Long-range demographic projections and their implications for the United States
Judith Treas. Population aging in the United States: retirement, reform, and reality
Patrick Festy. Looking for European demography, desperately?
Ronald Lesthaeghe. Europe’s Demographic Issues: Fertility, Household Formation and Replacement Migration (Text and tables; Figures)
Constantinos Fotakis. Demographic ageing, employment growth and pensions sustainability in the EU: The option of migration

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Commission on Population and Development, thirty-third session (2000)

MSTOCKTO — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:10:00 +0000

Monday, 27 March 2000 - 10:00am to Friday, 31 March 2000 - 6:00pm

Population, gender and development

Bureau Members

Mr. Simon B. Arap Bullut (Kenya) - African Group (Chair)
Mr. Antonio Golini (Italy) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Alica Wertheimer-Baletic (Croatia) - Eastern-European Group (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Mohammad Ali Zarie Zare (Islamic Republic of Iran) - Asia-Pacific Group (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Easton Williams (Jamaica) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Vice-Chair)

Report of the Commission on its thirty-third session

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