Policy Challenges of Population Aging in Ireland /

The projected rise in age-related government spending as a share of GDP in Ireland over the next forty years is among the highest in the euro area. In the absence of reforms, public debt will increase to unsustainable levels. This paper uses the IMF's Global Fiscal Model to compare the macroeco...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iakova, Dora
Other Authors: Botman, Dennis
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/247
Online Access:Full text available on IMF