Les Mayhew
Biographic Data
| ID | 3605547 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Les Mayhew |
| GIVEN NAMES | Les |
| FAMILY NAME | Mayhew |
| SIGNATURE | LES MAYHEW |
| AFFILIATIONS | City, University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Counting the cost of inequality
An ageing population increases pressure on health and social care, welfare payments and pensions in public funded systems. There is no simple measure linking population health to economic disadvantage or the resulting tax burden. We imagine a situation in which local areas are responsible for financing their own public services. We hypothesize a local tax is levied to cover healthcare costs, welfare benefits for those who are sick, and pensions. …
On the decomposition of life expectancy and limits to life
Life expectancy is a measure of how long people are expected to live and is widely used as a measure of human development. Variations in the measure reflect not only the process of ageing but also the impacts of such events as epidemics, wars, and economic recessions. Since 1950, the influence of these events in the most developed countries has waned and life expectancy continues to lengthen unabated. As a result, it has become more difficult to …
A new method of projecting populations based on trends in life expectancy and survival
There is increasing concern about the lack of accuracy in population projections at national levels. A common problem has been the systematic underestimation of improvements in mortality, especially at older ages, resulting in projections that are too low. In this paper, we present a method that is based on projecting survivorship rather than mortality, which uses the same data but differs technically. In particular, rather than extrapolating tre…
The Role of Private Finance in Paying for Long Term Care
An ageing population and increased longevity means that long term care will become progressively more expensive. In 2009 the Government published a Green Paper on future funding options and a White Paper in 2010. This article considers the role of private finance products under the 'Partnership' option. It finds that few households are able to pay for LTC based on income and savings but the number increases if housing assets are included. We show…
Individualised Life Tables: Investigating Dynamics of Health, Work and Cohabitation in the UK
Long term care financing in four OECD countries: Fiscal burden and distributive effects
On The Sustainability of the UK State Pension System in the Light of Population Ageing and Declining Fertility
As a result of population ageing and declining fertility, the UK state pension system is unlikely to continue to be able to deliver the current level of pensions without some combination of a higher state pension age and a steady inflow of young immigrant workers from abroad. However, with prudent economic management and continuing economic growth, the need for additional immigrants can be contained and modest real increases in pensions are also …
Active Ageing in the Uk-Issues, Barriers, Policy Directions
Active ageing is defined as allowing people to remain independent and achieve their potential regardless of age. However, age is also a device used widely in society for assigning or taking away responsibilities, allocating resources or determining access to services on age grounds, or as a proxy for mental and physical well being. This paper is one of several prepared by the Active Age consortium funded by the European Union to undertake a revie…
Advances in travel geometry and urban modelling
Disability--Global Trends and International Perspectives
Disability among populations is widespread and although many studies on disability exist worldwide there is a lack of comparability between countries and also between studies in the same country. Yet despite a lack of clarity, disability is an increasingly major issue in public policy terms from the standpoints of equal opportunities, the increasing burden of age-related disability, work participation, social security benefits and so forth. One o…
Using Geometry to Evaluate Strategic Road Proposals in Orbital-Radial Cities
This paper uses geometry to evaluate major road proposals in cities with road networks consisting of orbital and radial routes. The type of geometry used is a development of the Karlsruhe or Moscow metric after the cities where it was identified, although the results have wider applicability. The paper begins with a detailed consideration of the relationship between route speeds, junction access and service areas. New urban patterns are presented…
On The Sustainability of the UK State Pension System in the Light of Population Ageing and Declining Fertility
As a result of population ageing and declining fertility, the UK state pension system is unlikely to continue to be able to deliver the current level of pensions without some combination of a higher state pension age and a steady inflow of young immigrant workers from abroad. However, with prudent economic management and continuing economic growth, the need for additional immigrants can be contained and modest real increases in pensions are also …
On the decomposition of life expectancy and limits to life
Life expectancy is a measure of how long people are expected to live and is widely used as a measure of human development. Variations in the measure reflect not only the process of ageing but also the impacts of such events as epidemics, wars, and economic recessions. Since 1950, the influence of these events in the most developed countries has waned and life expectancy continues to lengthen unabated. As a result, it has become more difficult to …
A new method of projecting populations based on trends in life expectancy and survival
There is increasing concern about the lack of accuracy in population projections at national levels. A common problem has been the systematic underestimation of improvements in mortality, especially at older ages, resulting in projections that are too low. In this paper, we present a method that is based on projecting survivorship rather than mortality, which uses the same data but differs technically. In particular, rather than extrapolating tre…
Active Ageing in the Uk-Issues, Barriers, Policy Directions
Active ageing is defined as allowing people to remain independent and achieve their potential regardless of age. However, age is also a device used widely in society for assigning or taking away responsibilities, allocating resources or determining access to services on age grounds, or as a proxy for mental and physical well being. This paper is one of several prepared by the Active Age consortium funded by the European Union to undertake a revie…
Advances in travel geometry and urban modelling
Disability--Global Trends and International Perspectives
Disability among populations is widespread and although many studies on disability exist worldwide there is a lack of comparability between countries and also between studies in the same country. Yet despite a lack of clarity, disability is an increasingly major issue in public policy terms from the standpoints of equal opportunities, the increasing burden of age-related disability, work participation, social security benefits and so forth. One o…
The Role of Private Finance in Paying for Long Term Care
An ageing population and increased longevity means that long term care will become progressively more expensive. In 2009 the Government published a Green Paper on future funding options and a White Paper in 2010. This article considers the role of private finance products under the 'Partnership' option. It finds that few households are able to pay for LTC based on income and savings but the number increases if housing assets are included. We show…
Using Geometry to Evaluate Strategic Road Proposals in Orbital-Radial Cities
This paper uses geometry to evaluate major road proposals in cities with road networks consisting of orbital and radial routes. The type of geometry used is a development of the Karlsruhe or Moscow metric after the cities where it was identified, although the results have wider applicability. The paper begins with a detailed consideration of the relationship between route speeds, junction access and service areas. New urban patterns are presented…
Disability--Global Trends and International Perspectives
Disability among populations is widespread and although many studies on disability exist worldwide there is a lack of comparability between countries and also between studies in the same country. Yet despite a lack of clarity, disability is an increasingly major issue in public policy terms from the standpoints of equal opportunities, the increasing burden of age-related disability, work participation, social security benefits and so forth. One o…
Advances in travel geometry and urban modelling
Active Ageing in the Uk-Issues, Barriers, Policy Directions
Active ageing is defined as allowing people to remain independent and achieve their potential regardless of age. However, age is also a device used widely in society for assigning or taking away responsibilities, allocating resources or determining access to services on age grounds, or as a proxy for mental and physical well being. This paper is one of several prepared by the Active Age consortium funded by the European Union to undertake a revie…
On The Sustainability of the UK State Pension System in the Light of Population Ageing and Declining Fertility
As a result of population ageing and declining fertility, the UK state pension system is unlikely to continue to be able to deliver the current level of pensions without some combination of a higher state pension age and a steady inflow of young immigrant workers from abroad. However, with prudent economic management and continuing economic growth, the need for additional immigrants can be contained and modest real increases in pensions are also …
Long term care financing in four OECD countries: Fiscal burden and distributive effects
Individualised Life Tables: Investigating Dynamics of Health, Work and Cohabitation in the UK
The Role of Private Finance in Paying for Long Term Care
An ageing population and increased longevity means that long term care will become progressively more expensive. In 2009 the Government published a Green Paper on future funding options and a White Paper in 2010. This article considers the role of private finance products under the 'Partnership' option. It finds that few households are able to pay for LTC based on income and savings but the number increases if housing assets are included. We show…
A new method of projecting populations based on trends in life expectancy and survival
There is increasing concern about the lack of accuracy in population projections at national levels. A common problem has been the systematic underestimation of improvements in mortality, especially at older ages, resulting in projections that are too low. In this paper, we present a method that is based on projecting survivorship rather than mortality, which uses the same data but differs technically. In particular, rather than extrapolating tre…
On the decomposition of life expectancy and limits to life
Life expectancy is a measure of how long people are expected to live and is widely used as a measure of human development. Variations in the measure reflect not only the process of ageing but also the impacts of such events as epidemics, wars, and economic recessions. Since 1950, the influence of these events in the most developed countries has waned and life expectancy continues to lengthen unabated. As a result, it has become more difficult to …
Counting the cost of inequality
An ageing population increases pressure on health and social care, welfare payments and pensions in public funded systems. There is no simple measure linking population health to economic disadvantage or the resulting tax burden. We imagine a situation in which local areas are responsible for financing their own public services. We hypothesize a local tax is levied to cover healthcare costs, welfare benefits for those who are sick, and pensions. …
Economics (9 works) · Global Health Care Issues (7 works) · Population (6 works) · Life expectancy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Geography (4 works)