News at the intersection of longevity research, economics, and public policy.
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Inaugural Research Policy Network (RPM) Meeting
Andrew Scott was delighted to speak on the economics of longevity at the inaugural meeting of the Research Policy Network (RPM) in June 2025, held in Athens, Greece. The conference addressed key issues surrounding ageing and longevity, including the macroeconomic impact of longer lives, demographic shifts and their influence on real interest rates, wealth accumulation…
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IMF: The Longevity Dividend
Investing in the human and social capital of our later years is the only sustainable solution to the challenges of an ageing society. In other words, longer lives can be an extraordinary opportunity—if we adapt. But if we fail to adjust, they risk becoming a burden. Demography is not destiny. Few issues matter more—individually and collectively—than…
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The Times: State pension crisis looms as lifespans increase
The over-65 population will triple by 2070, placing immense strain on public finances. The ageing of the UK population is one of those themes so familiar to us all that it rarely gets the attention it deserves. We periodically bemoan our falling fertility rate, cheer our rising longevity, shrug about the worsening dependency ratio, point…
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Scientific American: The Healthspan Economy
Extending life expectancy was one of the outstanding achievements of the 20th century. A baby born in 1900, when infectious disease outbreaks were a regular occurrence and chronic diseases like cancer, dementia and heart disease were barely understood, lived just 32 years, on average. A baby born in 2021, after more than a century of…
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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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The Times: Should the State Pension Age Be Raised Above 70
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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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