Author: lwalker
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Washington Post: Age Friendly Jobs & Housing Market
““Age-friendliness is hard to define and measure — after all, workers of all ages would like to set their own schedule and avoid backbreaking physical activity. So how did economists Daron Acemoglu and Nicolaj Mühlbach of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Andrew Scott of London Business School pull it off? (Mühlbach, who worked at…
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Journal of the Economics of Ageing: The Rise of Age-Friendly Jobs
In 1990, one in five U.S. workers were aged over 50 years whereas today it is one in three. One possible explanation for this is that occupations have become more accommodating to the preferences of older workers. We explore this by constructing an “age-friendliness” index for occupations. We use Natural Language Processing to measure the…
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Institute for Government Podcast
Andrew Scott discusses impact of demography on UK fiscal trends with Gemma Tetlow at the Institute for Government event on latest Office of Budget and Responsibility Fiscal Risks analysis (discussion on demography starts at 23 minutes).
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Survey
I am working with Daron Acemoglu and Nicolaj Muhlbach from MIT trying to understand the reason for, and implications of, the rising employment of older workers in the US. One aspect we are looking at it is whether jobs have become more “age friendly” e.g less physically demanding, less stressful, more flexible, more autonomy, etc.…
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Survey
I am working with Daron Acemoglu and Nicolaj Muhlbach from MIT trying to understand the reason for, and implications of, the rising employment of older workers in the US. One aspect we are looking at it is whether jobs have become more “age friendly” e.g less physically demanding, less stressful, more flexible, more autonomy, etc.…
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Survey
I am working with Daron Acemoglu and Nicolaj Muhlbach from MIT trying to understand the reason for, and implications of, the rising employment of older workers in the US. One aspect we are looking at it is whether jobs have become more “age friendly” e.g less physically demanding, less stressful, more flexible, more autonomy, etc.…
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Gulf News: 100-year olds are the world’s fastest growing demographic, but it comes with a cost
The disruptive force of COVID-19 demands that we learn lessons and think about what will change in the future. It is too early to know for sure how our lives will be affected, although what it is clear to us is the value of our health and lives. Click here to read full article.
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World Economic Forum: Early healthcare investment is our best chance at healthy ageing
The impact of COVID-19 has been substantial, tragic, and disruptive. It has also been revealing. The last year has been a visceral reminder that a healthy economy requires a healthy population. The willingness of governments to implement policies that save lives at considerable short term cost to gross domestic product (GDP) has also shown just…
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World Economic Forum: Why helping people to age well is a new healthcare priority
The widespread improvement in global life expectancy was one of the greatest achievements of the 20th Century. In 1900, life expectancy at birth was 32 years; by 2019 it had risen to 73. However, as life expectancy continues to rise new challenges emerge. Click here for the full article.
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LA Times: Op-Ed Why we need a global institution for an aging world
The COVID-19 pandemic has made global aging impossible to ignore. This pandemic is the first to occur since the world’s population of those older than 65 exceeded the population of children under 5 — and COVID-related mortality rises sharply with age. Click here to read the full article.