Author: lwalker
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FT: Martin Wolf speaks to Andrew J Scott: Can societies age gracefully?
“Increasingly elderly populations seen in countries such as Japan and Italy are set to become the norm everywhere in the coming decades. But will a more senior demographic make the cost of state pensions and healthcare unaffordable? And will it kill economic growth?” To read the full article, click here.
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FT: Age is more than a number when it comes to policy
Why how long people have been alive is not a good yardstick for judging who is ‘old’ To read the full article, click here.
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On the Limits of Chronological Age
On the Limits of Chronological Age Analysis of population aging is typically framed in terms of chronological age. However, chronological age itself is not necessarily deeply informative about the aging process. This paper reviews literature and conducts empirical analyses aimed at investigating whether chronological age is a reliable proxy for physiological functioning when used in…
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BBC Radio: Pension Age and Labor Market
A discussion on longevity underscores the imperative for enhanced health spans to accommodate extended work lives, arguing that merely raising the retirement age falls short of addressing the core issue. Click here for full interview.
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Guardian: UK state pension age will soon need to rise to 71, say experts
“Andrew Scott, co-author of the 100-Year Life, whose new book, The Longevity Imperative, will be published shortly, said there needs to be a greater focus on preventing ill health not just in old age but from early age through adulthood. “Increasing the state pension age would be a terrible policy – a really bad way…
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McKinsey Global Institute Thinking Forward Podcast
In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, co-host Janet Bush talks with Andrew J. Scott. Scott is professor of economics at the London Business School; his work focuses on the economics of longevity. He’s co-founder of the Longevity Forum and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Council on Healthy Aging and Longevity, topics…
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Healthy Ageing Trends in England Between 2002 to 2018: Improving but Slowing and Unequal
Growing life expectancy and a rising proportion of older people make the issue of whether cohorts are ageing better a key individual, social and economic issue. Using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing we characterise how frailty develops with age, how this differs across demographic groups, whether more recent cohorts are ageing better…
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Journal of the Economics of Ageing – The economics of longevity: An introduction
Global life expectancy now stands at 71 years compared with 30 years in 1870. This fact increases the need to understand how we age and how that impacts our economic decision making. It also raises the issue of how we should change our life cycle behaviours, policies and institutions to adapt to these longer lives.…