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Economics of ageing: research area and perspectives

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the latest findings on the economic potential of
ageing and compare them primarily from a consumables perspective. The relevant question relating to this
research was: What are the economic consequences of the demographic development in relation to
consumer demand for products and services in old age?
Design/methodology/approach – Narrative systematic publications were thoroughly reviewed and
collated. A systematic search was carried out in journals, books, databases, the internet as well as within the
scientific community from November 2012 to May 2013.
Findings – A total of 115 relevant scientific publications were identified in this review (from 1964 to 2013).
In order to gain an actual overview of the relevant literature, the results show the most recent publications
from 2000 to 2013.
Research limitations/implications – There are three limitations within this paper: First, the search
process used only four databases. Second, this review only took into account publications in English
and German. Therefore, the review may fail to encompass all published literature. Finally, this study did not
endeavour to evaluate the methodological quality of each scientific publication. Study findings were taken
as reported.
Originality/value – This paper aims at analysing the economic potentials of ageing primarily from
the perspective of consumption. The focus of this economics of ageing investigation is on the
“demography-related” consequences in terms of the demand behaviour of the older consumers (the
elderly as potential buyers). The paper deals with all the “silver economy” as a cross-sector campaign and
research area for economics of ageing – a still fairly young discipline, both in science and in practical
applications.

Keywords Demographic change, Economy, Gerontology, Population ageing, Economics of ageing

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Judul Seri

On the horizon

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Penerbit

: Emerald Group., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

ON THE HORIZON VOL. 15 NO. 2 2014, pp. 63-75

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English

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Tipe Media

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Edisi

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Subjek

EKONOMI

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Asmawati/Syahrial

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