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The Discovery and Development of the Silver Market in Germany

In: The Silver Market Phenomenon

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  • P. Enste

    (Technical University of Dortmund and Institute of Work and Technology)

  • G. Naegele

    (Technical University of Dortmund)

  • V. Leve

    (Technical University of Dortmund)

Abstract

In Germany, a paradigm shift is emerging regarding the silver economy and is resulting in an increasing focus on the economic potential and the economic power of the elderly. Given the much increased buying power of the elderly, the increased heterogeneity of consumption wishes and needs corresponding to the differentiation of old age, as well as the empirical evidence for an age-specific change in consumption requirements, it stands to reason to look for inherent impulses for economic growth and employment by dint of new “age-sensitive” product ranges and services and to promote their development and expansion. Today, in fact, the silver economy comprises products and services in very diverse and by no means only “social” market segments. In addition to the health economy, the silver economy affects such diverse sectors as mobility and IT. The following contribution provides an insight into the development of the silver economy in Germany and its future prospects.

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  • P. Enste & G. Naegele & V. Leve, 2008. "The Discovery and Development of the Silver Market in Germany," Springer Books, in: Florian Kohlbacher & Cornelius Herstatt (ed.), The Silver Market Phenomenon, chapter 22, pages 325-339, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-540-75331-5_22
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-75331-5_22
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    1. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2014. "Rozwój regionalny wobec starzenia się społeczeństwa [Regional Development in the Context of the Population Ageing]," MPRA Paper 65373, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Grazyna Krzyminiewska, 2020. "Ethical dilemmas of the silver economy," Ekonomia i Prawo, Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika, vol. 19(1), pages 61-71, March.
    3. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2011. "Strategic Responses on Population Ageing in Regional Policy," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, pages 261-265.
    4. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2013. "Medialaby w kontekście solidarności pokoleń i wykluczenia robotycznego [Medialabs in the Context of Generations Solidarity and Robotics Divide]," MPRA Paper 61871, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2012. "Supporting the Development of Gerontechnology as Part of Silver Economy Building," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 2(2), pages 52-56.
    6. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2016. "Comparative Analysis of National and Regional Models of the Silver Economy in the European Union," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, pages 1-29.
    7. Aleksic, Slavisa & Atanasov, Michael & Agius, Jean Calleja & Camilleri, Kenneth & Čartolovni, Anto & Climent-Pérez, Pau & Colantonio, Sara & Cristina, Stefania & Despotovic, Vladimir & Ekenel, Hazim K, 2022. "State of the Art of Audio- and Video-Based Solutions for AAL," EconStor Research Reports 251553, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
    8. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2011. "Transfer technologii w kształtowaniu srebrnej gospodarki," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, pages 57-75.
    9. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2013. "Srebrna gospodarka w dokumentach strategicznych państwa [Silver Economy in the State Strategic Documents]," MPRA Paper 61877, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    10. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2015. "Regional Development in an Ageing Society: Overview of Selected Foreign and Polish Recommendations and Practices," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, pages 21-50.
    11. Krystian Heffner & Brygida Klemens & Brygida Solga, 2019. "Challenges of Regional Development in the Context of Population Ageing. Analysis Based on the Example of Opolskie Voivodeship," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-23, September.
    12. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2021. "The Silver Economy as a Constructive Response in Public Policy on Aging," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, pages 19-35.
    13. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2012. "Społeczeństwo wielokulturowe i srebrna gospodarka. Wielokulturowość w kontekście starzenia się ludności [Multicultural Society and Silver Economy. Multiculturalism in the Context of an Ageing Popul," MPRA Paper 61876, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    14. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2016. "Modele „srebrnej gospodarki” w Unii Europejskiej w ujęciu porównawczym. Próba wprowadzenia do dyskusji [“Silver Economy” Models in the European Union in the Comparative Approach: An Attempt to Intr," MPRA Paper 73468, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    15. Klimczuk, Andrzej, 2012. "Kapitał społeczny ludzi starych na przykładzie mieszkańców miasta Białystok," EconStor Books, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, number 77953, December.

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