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The influence of governments and faith leaders on reproduction rates is low compared with economics
Don’t believe the myth that an ageing population means economic decline
A country obsessed with youth must grapple with its declining birth rates
Keeping people independent and connected for longer can improve wellbeing and ultimately reduce demand
The old maxim ‘demography is destiny’ no longer holds in the same way that it used to
Explicitly and implicitly the current set-up favours older generations
Governments and employers are coming to recognise the value of keeping people in jobs longer
Increasing numbers of ‘olderpreneurs’ seek a second career in later life
Health inequalities mean raising the pension age could hurt low-paid workers
Scientists are working on a new generation of therapies which could prolong years of healthy life
Later retirement has investment implications, including putting more money in the vaunted silver purse
The economy-sapping shadow cast by Japan’s demographic decline holds sombre lessons for China
Charles Goodhart and Manoj Pradhan forecast a future of secular stagflation in The Great Demographic Reversal
Country shows that rising living standards can accompany a shrinking population
Madeleine Bunting’s timely tour de force exposes a society in which care has been devalued
Critics say making IVF cheaper will not address economic insecurity of raising children
As conventional wisdom is ripped up, smarter money will watch out for clever pivots
Population decline is biggest test facing the Balkans, says president of Nato’s newest member
Pandemic has caused a fall in net immigration in the first six months, federal data show
The under-40s own less than older people did at the same age, but they will soon have more voting power
If you’re made redundant in your fifties, should you dip into your retirement funds?
It is better to think of the years left to you than to dwell on the years already lived
From health to education or debt, there is a deep need for a new social contract
The pandemic could be a catalyst for life expectancy to rise, some analysts believe
Andrew J Scott and Lynda Gratton want us to reinvent our patterns of work and retirement
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