The truth about aging populations

Wolfgang Lutz

The truth about aging populations

Wolfgang Lutz

Institute for Statistics and Mathematics

Publication: Popular science articles (i.e. magazines) › Popular science article

Abstract

The "dependency ratio" assumes that every adult below age 65 contributes to society, and everybody above 65 is a burden. The author argues that education and health are important factors in addition to age. KEYWORDS: Age groups; Demographics; Human capital; National differences

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Harvard Business Review
Publication status	Published - 4 Jan 2014

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