The Economic consequences of Mitigation of the Population aging through the Fiscal Policy
The Economic consequences of Mitigation of the Population aging through the Fiscal Policy

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to explore in what extent does the increase of the number of productive population by using immigrant labour force represents a possible solution for the USA and the EU member states, which could weaken the effects of economic consequences of aging. This issue is relevant also because the USA and the EU member states have been amongst the most popular destinations of international migration. Therefore, these two subjects can or will have to choose from potential immigrants, as the number of them coming to these countries is much higher than America or Europe want to accept (just think of more than a million arrested illegal migrants in these countries every year). We can claim that the ongoing economic reforms in western countries (e.g. the French retirement reform, the German reform of the labour market) and creation of immigrant policies, economic benefits of migration to decrease problems caused by aging, are positive. Slow speed is typical for them, accompanied by resistance of inhabitants and fear of the consequences of political decisions. The direction is correct, but sometimes the speed is not. Furthermore, problems with applying the law can occur, along with breaking the immigration laws and a series of repeated amnesties are good practical examples of that. Faster speed and prompt decisiveness are expected from the politicians

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