Category: Media
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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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Financial Times: We have to invest much more in our future selves
It isn’t easy to grow old gracefully — as many ageing countries are beginning to find out. In France, people have taken to the streets to protest against a rise in the state pension age. In Germany, the government is pushing through a major liberalisation of its immigration system because employers are “desperate” for staff…
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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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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…