The silent demographic revolution characterizing the main industrialized countries is an
unavoidable factor which has major economic, social, cultural and psychological implications. This
thesis studies the main consequences of population ageing and the connections with the
phenomenon of migration, The theoretical analysis is developed using Overlapping Generations
Models (OLG). The thesis is divided in the following four chapters: 1) “A Model for Determining
Consumption and Social Assistance Demand in Uncertainty Conditions”, focuses on the relation
between demographic impact and social insurance and proposes the institution of a non selfsufficiency
fund for the elderly. 2) "Population Ageing, Longevity and Health", analyzes the effects
of health investment on intertemporal individual behaviour and capital accumulation. 3)
"Population Ageing and the Nursing Flow", studies the consequences of migration in the nursing
sector. 4) "Quality of Multiculturalism and Minorities' Assimilation", focuses on the problem of
assimilation and integration of minorities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unibo.it/oai:amsdottorato.cib.unibo.it:795 |
| Date | 16 June 2008 |
| Creators | Melindi Ghidi, Paolo <1979> |
| Contributors | Onofri, Paolo |
| Publisher | Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna |
| Source Sets | Università di Bologna |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Thesis, PeerReviewed |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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