Rethinking aging societies: Growing young as you get old

Aging is often mentioned as one of the most important challenges faced by societies in the industrialized world. On the one hand, an aging workforce is seen as a burden for economic growth and the sustainability of public finances. Estimates of the effect of population aging on economic growth for the U.S. by researchers at Harvard Medical School and the RAND corporation suggest that a 10 percent increase in the share of population aged 60 or … Continue reading Rethinking aging societies: Growing young as you get old