Looking at adequacy, sustainability, and integrity, we would see that the retirement income systems of 27 nations vary considerably.…
How Japan’s Shrinking Population Creates Growing Problems
The fiscal challenges that Japan’s shrinking population has created come from a shrinking birth rate and an aging population.…
A Reality Check For Pension Recipients
Shown through grades that are mostly Cs and Ds, state pension problems display unrealistic fiscal policy decisions for an aging population.…
Grandpa’s Growing Slice of the Income Pie
With aging populations growing in many countries, income distribution tradeoffs will be necessary for pensions, subsidized investments and bonds.…
Weekly Roundup: From the Generation Gap to the Pay Gap
This week’s economic news summary includes productivity from an aging population, the impact of cheap oil, and consumer spending on aspirational goods.…
Where You Might Need to Change Your Image of the Elderly
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, aging populations do not constrain productivity if more educated workers are the ones who remain in the labor force.…
How Aging Populations Affect What We Make and Sell
Through robot innovation and changes in retail and housing markets, nations with aging populations will show the impact of a massive demographic shift.…
Why Our Kids Will Not Care For Us When We Are Old
Because of aging populations in the developed world and in China, concern about care for the elderly and rising dependency ratios have increased.…
The Impact of Japan's Aging Population
As Japan’s aging population grows older, the country’s producers of goods and services will increasingly cater to an above 65 demographic.…
Weekly Roundup: From Playing Monopoly to Flying Drones
Our everyday economics includes BRICs & MINTs, supply, monopoly, tradeoffs, economic consensus, innovation, property rights, redistribution, fertility rate.…