The Impact of Ageing on Innovation and Productivity Growth in Europe

Vienna Institute of Demography and Institute for Futures Studies, Research Report No. 28

Various studies on policy implications of demographic changes in national and community policies: Lot6: Impact of population ageing on innovation and productivity growth in Europe (Report for Tender VC/2004/0454).

Table of Content

• Executive Summary

• Introduction

• Measuring productivity

• Trends in productivity

• Trends in labour force structure

• Demographic structure and economic productivity: Theory and evidence

• Case studies

• Potential role of age in prospective analysis

• Conclusions

• References

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