SIEPR Speech Demographics: A Changing World
Andrew J Scott speaks at SIEPR on Demographics: A Changing World. For the full panel video, click here. https://youtu.be/SdsisnA0AkQ?t=1054
National Geographic: Half of Today’s 5 Year Olds Will Live to be 100
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NextAvenue: Why Aren’t Older Workers Getting Those Age-Friendly Jobs?
The good news, according to a recent research paper, “The Rise of Age-Friendly Jobs,” by three noted economists, is that between 1990 and 2020, roughly three-quarters of U.S. occupations increased their age-friendliness. Specifically, employment in what these economists call “above-average age-friendly occupations” rose by 49 million over that 30-year period. To read the full article, …
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The Times: Inside the medical trial that could save us — and the NHS
“Andrew Scott, a professor of economics at the London Business School and a previous Davos speaker, hates the phrase “silver tsunami”. He hates the idea that living longer is somehow a problem. He sees it as an opportunity – provided we take the challenges seriously. Yes, the average Briton has never been so old. The …
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MIT Sloan: The rise of age-friendly jobs — and what employers need to know
The rise in older workers is partly attributed to more “age-friendly jobs,” according to a new working paper by MIT professor Daron Acemoglu, Nicolaj Søndergaard Mühlbach of McKinsey, and London Business School professor Andrew J. Scott. In “The Rise of Age-Friendly Jobs,” researchers found that between 1990 and 2020, around three-quarters of occupations became more …
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Daily News: Why 8 billion matters: The population milestone signals a significant global shift
On Nov. 15, a Tuesday, somewhere in the world, a baby was born who brought global population to a staggering 8 billion. This figure is more than double the 1972 headcount, reflecting a historically unprecedented half-century of rapid population growth. But reaching 8 billion signals much more than the achievement of a catchy milestone. It …
Washington Post: Age Friendly Jobs & Housing Market
Washington Post Dept of Data: Who gets higher real-estate prices, owners or agents? “Age-friendliness is hard to define and measure — after all, workers of all ages would like to set their own schedule and avoid backbreaking physical activity. So how did economists Daron Acemoglu and Nicolaj Mühlbach of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and …
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UN Desa: Sustainable Goals and Longevity Agenda
The Sustainable Development Goals and a Longevity Agenda By Professor Andrew Scott, Department of Economics, London Business School and Research Fellow, Center for Economic and Policy Research The world population has reached 8 billion, a fourfold increase since the early 20th century. Achieving long-run prosperity for all in the face of this increase has been a …
The Lancet: Quantum Healthy Longevity for healthy people, planet, and growth
It is widely thought that lifespans are increasing globally. However, life expectancy has begun to stagnate in the UK, and is falling in more than 50 countries including the USA. Lifespan stagnation or decrease is a consequence of socioeconomic inequalities, lifestyle factors, and the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, the National Health Service spends vast …
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UN DESA Talk: Preparing for 8 Billion People
The world is preparing to mark a milestone on 15 November, when the global population will surpass 8 billion according to data from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). In order for all 8 billion of us to live our best lives, we must take action now to ensure that we …
