Vulnerability of Social Institutions

Abstract

The OECD Economic Policy Paper Series is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. This paper is published under the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed and the arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of OECD member countries.

Fiscal challenges and inclusive growth in ageing societies

“…9 The silver economy can be understood as an environment in which the over 60s interact and thrive in the workplace, engage in innovative enterprise, help drive the marketplaces as consumers and lead healthy, active and productive lives (OECD, 2014 [92]). Alternatively, the silver economy can be defined as the economic opportunities arising from the public and consumer expenditure related to population ageing and the specific needs of the population over 50" (European Commission, 2015 [95]).…”

Policies for Switzerland’s ageing society

“…Past OECD reviews of Switzerland's health sector have emphasised the considerable scope for increasing efficiency and cost-effectiveness without sacrificing quality, by improving cost effectiveness of treatments, reducing fragmentation and duplication, and through prevention (OECD/WHO, 2011; OECD, 2015b). Recent cross-country empirical work suggests that fee-for-service models and user choicecharacteristics of the Swiss system -are associated with higher spending (Lorenzoni et al, 2018b;de la Maisonneuve et al, 2016;Fall et al, 2014). Hospital prices are almost twice the OECD average (92% higher) (Lorenzoni and Koechlin, 2017).…”

Economic resilience: what role for policies?

“…There are several policies for doing so. One option is to link the generosity of unemployment insurance schemes to unemployment rates or other labour market conditions, so they become more generous when unemployment is high, as is done in Canada and Israel (Fall et al, 2014). Another option is to automatically link spending on active labour market policies to labour market conditions, as is done in Australia, Denmark and Switzerland (OECD, 2009b).…”