Employment, Retirement and Lifestyle in Aging East Asia

This project offers a comprehensive look at aging policies across East Asia, where a demographic dividend fuelled rapid growth and is now aging into a lower-speed economy. With a comprehensive look at numerous East Asian societies, including China, Japan, Korea, and other regions, the book is rich in comparative insights and strategies into what is effective for policymakers and employers. As the Asian century begins, this book will be an invaluable resource for economists, policymakers and demographers.

Gives cross-country studies Provides rich quantitative data Explores policy-driven solutions

Autorentext

Xinxin Ma is a professor at the Faculty of Economics, Hosei University. She is a fellow of the Global Labor Organization (GLO). She has been an executive board member of Japanese Association for Chinese Economy and Management from 2018 to the current, and has a rich and extensive publication background in English, Japanese and Chinese.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I. Employment, retirement, and income in China.- Chapter 2. Health and Employment in China.- Chapter 3. Work Skills Gap and Wage Differences between Young, Middle-aged, and Older Workers in China.- Chapter 4. The Impact of Social Insurance Contributions on Chinese Firms' Employment and Wages.- Chapter 5. Pension Benefits and Income Inequality of Older People in China.- Chapter 6. The Impact of the New Cooperative Medical Scheme on Health Care Service Utilization in Rural China.- Part II. Employment, retirement, and lifestyles in Japan, etc.