Population Aging and Intergenerational Relationships

Population Aging and Intergenerational Relationships

El período de inscripción para este curso está cerrado.

Registrations will open after January 10th, 2025.

Descripción del curso

The course examines the challenges and opportunities of population aging and how this affects the distribution of resources and public policies. It will address topics such as population aging and changing age structures (emphasizing that aging is not only about older people), aging population trends, the health and well-being of older adults, the economic security and social protection of older adults, and the impact of aging on the workforce, employment and the economy in general. The course also focuses on the transfer of resources between generations, exploring how public policies can ensure a fair distribution of resources between younger and older populations.

Contenido

  • What is population aging? Definition and measurement, trends, patterns, and components.
  • Economic implications of population aging: Changes in the labor market structure, pension systems, and sustainability of welfare states. The concept of the demographic dividend.
  • Population aging and health: Implications of the increase of life expectancies and the number of adults that will need a disease treatment and their relationship with health costs.
  • Social implications of population aging: Explore intergenerational relations of care (for adults and grandchildren). Importance of non-market activities in aging populations

Qué aprenderás

The course will offer a broad overview of the challenges and opportunities of population aging. It will help students to develop critical thinking on the topic, enabling them to challenge alarmist messages, usually coming from the media. It will also allow them to thoughtfully assess the importance of effective planning and informed decision-making in shaping public policies. Students will understand the importance of addressing population aging, not as an issue affecting only older populations, but all age groups.

Público objetivo del curso

This course will be useful to undergraduate, Master, and PhD students working in any area of the social sciences (preferably using quantitative methods or approaches), like Demography, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, or Environmental Science, that are interested in the study of population aging and their challenges. Moreover, it can also be useful to those who design and manage public policies related to these topics.

Formación y equipamiento requerido

It is expected that students have some spreadsheet program knowledge (such as Excel or Google Sheets).

Students must bring their laptop with a spreadsheet program installed.

Docente

Elisenda Rentería

Elisenda is a researcher at the Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics. She is an economist with a PhD in Demography with a long experience researching topics related to population aging, intergenerational transfers, and socioeconomic disparities in population health. She has collaborated in the international project National Transfer Accounts since 2008.

Más información

Júlia Almeida Calazans is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics. She is an economist with a PhD in Demography and her main areas of interest are mortality by cause of death, mortality estimates, and demographic techniques.

Más información

Population Aging and Intergenerational Relationships

Fecha

16 Jun 2025 - 19 Jun 2025

Plazo de inscripción

06 Abr 2025

Horario

Monday to Thursday from 11.00h to 14.00h

Modalidad

In person or online

Inscripción

50€ (special fee)

Idioma

English

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