Attention Economy


Monday, May 13, 2024

Long-Term Consequences of Shifting Demographics

From the baby boom to the baby bust
https://www.ft.com/content/ab4ce770-18cf-4025-8714-186f16a4f145
Martin Wolf:
“…a shrinking population would in the long run help rebalance human demands with the carrying capacity of the planet and the health of the other species with which we share it”.


Birthrates are falling fast across countries, ​with economic, social and geopolitical ​consequences
 
Increased longevity will bring profound social change
People will have to work longer and pension systems will need to be transformed

 
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