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The aging of the German population then made it seem urgent to save collectively for retirement by running surpluses.
Indeed, population aging, which has been evident in the developed world for some time, is now spreading to China and soon will reach Latin America.
Given aging populations in industrial countries, large commitments from governments to social-insurance systems, and no clear plans for balancing government budgets in the long run, we would expect to see inflation and risk premiums – perhaps not substantial, but clearly visible – priced into even the largest and richest economies’ treasury debt.
Coping with the emerging social and economic burdens associated with poor health – not least those stemming from aging populations in many countries – requires a new approach to replace the unbalanced, unproductive model that currently prevails.
But the aging clock can also be slowed down – 20 minutes of daily exercise will extend life expectancy by two microlives per day (unless done in the smog), and drinking two or three cups of coffee daily saves an additional microlife per day.
Dictating Limits to Dictatorsdd75f80346f86f9414bc2e16Robert Mugabe is an aging tyrant who is single-handedly destroying Zimbabwe's economy and social stability.
The answer depends crucially on how each country and the international community respond to key policy challenges: addressing global imbalances through macroeconomic policies and long-overdue reform; meeting the costs of aging populations; strengthening defenses against economic and financial crises; and delivering on the pressing imperatives of poverty reduction.
Aging populations are forcing many countries to address pressures on their budgets and social security systems.
In China, population aging and low fertility rates are already causing the prime working-age population, people aged 15-59, to decline.
Making Sense of Pension ReformWARSAW – Pension reform has become one of the most troubling fiscal dilemmas facing developed countries, especially those with a shrinking workforce and an aging population.
Over the longer term, most economists agree that governments, especially in advanced industrial countries with aging populations, should be concerned about the sustainability of their policies.
Aging countries seeking to recover the ground lost in the current recession quickly cannot afford to lose entire generations.
Currently, a three-pronged strategy can be discerned for the “what”: knowledge for growth (economic recovery and prosperity); knowledge for society (tackling the grand challenges ahead, from climate change and energy security to healthy aging); and knowledge for science (nurturing Europe’s science and technology base, which remains indispensible for innovation).
In Japan, long-standing structural problems, such as aging, labor-market rigidities, and a generalized productivity malaise, can be addressed only through the so-called “third arrow” of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s reform agenda, which remains woefully incomplete.
The US is like an aging parent; it is no longer willing to invest much in the family business, but remains averse to ceding control to its increasingly mature children.
Reliable statistics were not available in all countries, and for years there was no political will to protect public budgets from the impact of rapidly aging populations on pension and health-care costs.
Previously, the LDP had given barely a second thought to women’s issues, focusing only on the needs of business and dealing with an aging society.
On the contrary, a common external constraint on fiscal behavior is needed as a joint safeguard against an unsustainable accumulation of public debt that could affect financial stability and inflation throughout the EU - a risk aggravated by the impact of aging populations on pension systems.
A key component of Abe’s growth strategy is to expand the workforce – a major challenge, given that Japanese society is aging rapidly.
After all, high-income countries, where populations are aging rapidly, often have an excess of savings ready to be allocated to high-yield investments.
They must also stabilize the welfare state at a time of rapid population aging.
But much evidence shows otherwise: if aging were framed as an economic opportunity, the growing number of older people worldwide could become modernity’s gift, rather than society’s burden.
To be sure, these rankings do not prove that aging drives countries’ competitive advantage.
Without a fundamentally different approach to aging, the gift of extended longevity could become a curse.
Contrary to Americans’ frequently espoused “active aging” credo, the US excludes old people, particularly blue-collar and low-end professionals, from economic opportunity.
While populations are aging faster in the developed world, emerging countries are also beginning to feel demographic pressure – yet none has developed a comprehensive strategy to address it.
Yet, like its developed counterparts, China remains mired in the perception of aging as a fiscal challenge, rather than as a matter for economic policy reform and improved business practices.
Indeed, when seeking economic opportunity in aging populations supersedes the current narrow focus on financing them, the financing problem will solve itself.
If it were understood, it could lead to cures for many crippling diseases, both neurological (like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s) and degenerative (including those, like cancer, associated with aging).
Almost alone among developing countries, China is aging extraordinarily fast.
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