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Intro; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Introduction; MOPACT; Centrality of Active Ageing; Social Innovation; Ageing Europe; The Active Ageing Index; Introducing the Book; Conclusion; References; 2: Strategies of Active Ageing in Europe; Introduction; Policy-Relevant Knowledge Synthesised from MOPACT; Challenges Ahead; Old and Living Alone; Healthy Life Expectancy; Long-Term Care; Active Citizenship and Political Participation; Tapping the Silver Economy; Unleashing Social Innovation; Key Policy-Relevant Findings from MOPACT; Active Ageing Rising Across EU Member States
Greater Challenges for Central European CountriesGreater Risks of Social Exclusion in Older Age; Ageing Is Not Inevitably Linked to Chronic Diseases; EU Institutions Playing an Important Role but More Is Required; Five Prerequisites for Realising Active Ageing in Europe; Major Policy Priorities and Instruments; Goal 1: Ensuring Economic and Social Sustainability; Goal 2: Promoting Health and Well-Being in Later Life; Goal 3: Provision of Adequate Person-Centred Long-Term Care; Goal 4: Adopt Modern Technologies for Efficiency and Effectiveness
Goal 5: Engagement of Older Persons in Social, Cultural, and Civic ActivitiesStrategies for Clusters of EU Countries; Low-Scoring Countries; Middle-Scoring Countries; High-Scoring Countries; Conclusions; References; 3: Achieving Economic Sustainability in Ageing Societies; Introduction; A Snapshot of Demographic Trends and Economic Effects of Population Ageing; Recent Trends in Demographics; The Main Economic Effects of Population Ageing; Population Ageing, Economic Growth and Secular Stagnation; New Results on Demographics and Economics of Population Ageing
Traditional Measures of Population Ageing Are ProblematicNumber of Older People Living Alone Grows Strongly; Reducing Fiscal Costs of Population Ageing; Fiscal Sustainability and Redistribution; Policy Conclusions; References; 4: Effective and Sustainable Private Pensions; Introduction; The Key Challenges; Optimal Contribution, Drawdown, Investment, and Insurance; Introduction: Unbundling; Savings and Investment Decisions in the Accumulation Phase; Dissaving, Investment, and Insurance Decisions in the Decumulation Phase
Dissaving, Investment, and Insurance Decisions in the Decumulation Phase in Case of Habit FormationDissaving, Investment, and Insurance Decisions in the Decumulation Phase in Case of Income Guarantees; Individual Pension Decision-Making; Financial Literacy and Pension Literacy; Financial Literacy; Pension Literacy; Choice Architecture; Implications for Policy and Practice; Further Research Priorities; Conclusions; References; 5: Extending Working Lives; Introduction; The Key Challenges; Research Activities and Objectives; The National Policy Level and Recommendations for an Action Plan
Greater Challenges for Central European CountriesGreater Risks of Social Exclusion in Older Age; Ageing Is Not Inevitably Linked to Chronic Diseases; EU Institutions Playing an Important Role but More Is Required; Five Prerequisites for Realising Active Ageing in Europe; Major Policy Priorities and Instruments; Goal 1: Ensuring Economic and Social Sustainability; Goal 2: Promoting Health and Well-Being in Later Life; Goal 3: Provision of Adequate Person-Centred Long-Term Care; Goal 4: Adopt Modern Technologies for Efficiency and Effectiveness
Goal 5: Engagement of Older Persons in Social, Cultural, and Civic ActivitiesStrategies for Clusters of EU Countries; Low-Scoring Countries; Middle-Scoring Countries; High-Scoring Countries; Conclusions; References; 3: Achieving Economic Sustainability in Ageing Societies; Introduction; A Snapshot of Demographic Trends and Economic Effects of Population Ageing; Recent Trends in Demographics; The Main Economic Effects of Population Ageing; Population Ageing, Economic Growth and Secular Stagnation; New Results on Demographics and Economics of Population Ageing
Traditional Measures of Population Ageing Are ProblematicNumber of Older People Living Alone Grows Strongly; Reducing Fiscal Costs of Population Ageing; Fiscal Sustainability and Redistribution; Policy Conclusions; References; 4: Effective and Sustainable Private Pensions; Introduction; The Key Challenges; Optimal Contribution, Drawdown, Investment, and Insurance; Introduction: Unbundling; Savings and Investment Decisions in the Accumulation Phase; Dissaving, Investment, and Insurance Decisions in the Decumulation Phase
Dissaving, Investment, and Insurance Decisions in the Decumulation Phase in Case of Habit FormationDissaving, Investment, and Insurance Decisions in the Decumulation Phase in Case of Income Guarantees; Individual Pension Decision-Making; Financial Literacy and Pension Literacy; Financial Literacy; Pension Literacy; Choice Architecture; Implications for Policy and Practice; Further Research Priorities; Conclusions; References; 5: Extending Working Lives; Introduction; The Key Challenges; Research Activities and Objectives; The National Policy Level and Recommendations for an Action Plan