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 Dependency in Europe: Perspectives


Pierre PESTIEAU * Professeur d'économie, HEC, ULiege et CORE, UCLouvain. Contact : p.pestieau@ulg.ac.be.L'auteur remercie Sergio Perelman et Jérôme Schoenmaeckers pour leurs commentaires, de même que la Chaire « Marché des risques et création de valeur » de la FdR/SCOR pour son soutien financier.

Demographic ageing is leading to a sharp increase in needs related to dependency and to the loss of autonomy across Europe. This article deals with the issues of funding dependency and providing the services it requires. It discusses the respective roles of the market, the state, and the family from a European perspective.