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Increasing shortage of qualified labor force

Increasing shortage of qualified labor force

With continuous ageing of population and low birth rate, the shortage of qualified labor in certain industrial sectors can become an increasingly wide issue, especially for the developed countries, but also for some of the deve...

 
 
Care Communities

Care Communities

Due to the ageing society and the need for nursing, new forms of living are being established: e.g. elderly people live together in "care-communities" and live in multi generation houses to be taken care of and look after each ...

 
 
Decline in life expectancy

Decline in life expectancy

After decades of growing life expectancy, it starts to come down. Given that Europe's long-term planning is predicated on an ageing society, this would have a huge impact throughout the EU and the world.

 
 
Personal Responsibility for Health Care

Personal Responsibility for Health Care

Cubacks in welfare based on an ageing society cause higher health care costs. Increasingly people have to take care of costs for themselves. More and more private insurances covering additional costs are established. Therefore,...

 
 
State diplomacy and trade policies is challenged due to very different average  age of citizens in neighbouring states

State diplomacy and trade policies is challenged due to very ...

Ageing state in a youthful neighbourhood. Divergent demographic trends place graying states next to youthful states, leading to distinctly different interests and new diplomatic challenges.

 
 
 
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