Abstract

The changing age structure in industrialized countries like Austria, caused by the increasing life expectancy and low fertility rates, is affecting the consumption patterns of a (regional) economy. This can be explained by changing preferences and needs subject to the age of a household. Also studies in the field of mobility have shown that consumption patterns and expenditures for goods and services in the field of transportation are influenced by certain socioeconomic variables as the age of the household. While there are comparable “young” regions in Austria like the capital Vienna (due to domestic and international immigration of young people to the metropolitan regions) there are also relatively “old” regions like Carinthia, a federal state marked by domestic out-migration of young people. The objective of this paper is to investigate to what extent mobility behaviour and expenditures of Austrian households for mobility (e.g. cars, bikes, public transportation etc.) are dependent on the age of the household, and subsequently which effects are to be expected for the demand of transportation goods and services due to the ageing of the population. The paper is based on a comprehensive literature review as well as a quantitative analysis of mobility expenditures from recent Household Budget Surveys.

Presenters

Albert Luger
Senior Researcher/Lecturer, School of Management (SoM)/Institute for Applied Research on Ageing (IARA)/Demographic Change and Regional Development (DCRD), Carinthia University of Applied Sciences gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH , Austria

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Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Economic and Demographic Perspectives on Aging

KEYWORDS

AGEING, MOBILITY BEHAVIOUR, DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE, PREFERENCES, EXPENDITURES, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEYS

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