Journal article
Age of Pension Eligibility, Gains in Life Expectancy, and Social Policy
Abstract
Canadians are living longer and retiring younger. When combined with the aging of the baby-boom generation, that means that the “inactive” portion of the population is increasing and there are concerns about possibly large increases in the burden of support on those who are younger. We model the impact of continued future gains in life expectancy on the size of the population that receives public pension benefits. We pay special attention to …
Authors
Denton FT; Spencer BG
Journal
Canadian Public Policy, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 183–199
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication Date
June 2011
DOI
10.3138/cpp.37.2.183
ISSN
0317-0861