General Considerations on the Population Ageing

• Author: Alina Nuta
• Pages: 370-376

European Integration - Realities and Perspectives. Proceedings 2016

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General considerations on the population ageing

Alina Nuta1

Abstract: This article presents one of the most important issues of the current context, the ageing of the

population, with major consequences on the financial stability of the nation. This restructure of the population

(that change the shape of the population pyramid ), as a result, on the one hand, of the reducing in the fertility

rate, on the other hand, increasing in life expectancy and last but not least, due to migration, unbalance

national budgets, generating negative effects in economic, financial and social terms.

Keywords: population ageing; fiscal policy; labour force

JEL Classification: E62; Q56; J22

1. Introduction

In the present context, demographic trend is pressing the decision making factors to find solutions to

labour market integration of the elderly, given the fact that all the statistics show that the percentage of

inactive old people in relation to the employee is constantly expanding. In Romania, the employment

rate for the 55-64 years category, compared with the employment rate for the 25-64 years category is

highlighted in the following way:

Figure 1. The evolution of the employment rate in Romania

Source: Eurostat

1Associate professor, PhD, Danubius University of Galati, Romania, Address: 3 Galati Blvd., Galati 800654, Romania, Tel.:

+40372361102, Corresponding author: alinanuta@univ-danubius.ro.

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