SOEP as a Source for Research on Ageing - Issues, Measures and Possibilities for Improvement

26 Pages Posted: 17 Aug 2009

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Laura Romeu Gordo

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Andreas Motel-Klingebiel

German Centre of Gerontology (DZA)

Susanne Wurm

RatSWD

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Date Written: May 2009

Abstract

Demographic change is a key consequence of the development of modern societies. The prolongation of life expectancy, shifts of mortality into later life and long-term low fertility rates cause essential changes in population structures - with an increase in the number and proportion of older people as a key feature. The changes in mortality patterns can be seen as a success of modern society. But demographic shifts imply new risks and challenges as well as opportunities for modern societies, as they affect individual life courses as well as societies as a whole.

Suggested Citation

Romeu Gordo, Laura and Motel-Klingebiel, Andreas and Wurm, Susanne, SOEP as a Source for Research on Ageing - Issues, Measures and Possibilities for Improvement (May 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1452624 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1452624

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