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Expected trends and policy considerations to boost revenue. [David Crowe, Jörg Haas, Valentine Millot, Łukasz Rawdanowicz and Sébastien Turban – OECD, 12 December 2022.] READ MORE

Even as Beijing pursues policies to boost its birth rate, the country’s aging population could present challenges in the form of labor-force shortages, increased health care expenditures, and [...]

Increasing age-friendly jobs, where older workers may have a comparative advantage, might raise employment at older ages, according to research. [Daron Acemoglu, Andrew Scott and Nicolaj [...]

While countries in western Europe experienced bounce backs from life expectancy losses of 2020, eastern Europe and the United States witnessed sustained and substantial life expectancy deficits. [...]

The collapse in fertility coupled with increased longevity leads to a rapid ageing of societies. The working age population of the 38 member countries of the OECD is projected to decline by [...]

Because of the declining birth rate, China may, sooner than expected, enter a period of an aged society with shrinking births, as well as negative population growth. [Qu Xiaobo – China [...]

With even countries like India on a path to population decline, we can expect political shifts, environmental benefits and economic uncertainty – and we can expect it very soon. [John Ibbitson [...]

The decision has been adopted by the Central Committee of the Communist Party to help improve China’s population structure, actively respond to the aging population, and preserve the country’s [...]

The migrant mortality advantage has been observed extensively, but its authenticity is debated. In particular, concerns persist that the advantage is an artefact of the data, generated by the [...]

Twenty years ago there were twice as many young people (19 or younger) than seniors (those 65 or older) in the Atlantic region. By 2040, there will be three seniors for every two young people. [...]