PARIS – “Demography is destiny,” Auguste Comte is reported to have said. Today, his maxim appears to encapsulate the fate of a number of the…

BOSTON – The Bible enjoins us to do better unto our children than we would do unto ourselves: “From generation to generation.” But, in much …

BEIJING – Just how fast is China’s population aging, and what does a lower proportion of working-age people mean for the country’s economic …

STOCKHOLM – “Perfect health, like perfect beauty, is a rare thing; and so, it seems, is perfect disease,” said Peter Latham, a nineteenth-ce…

ROSTOCK – People in most countries are living longer and longer. Indeed, the rise in life expectancy is seen as a major looming social and e…

PRINCETON – Democracies find it hard to deal with inter-generational social transfers, and with pensions in particular. Like all such transf…

ROME – A willingness to embrace change represents one of the main differences between affluent but aging societies and poor, younger ones. T…

SAN FRANCISCO – Even if young people think they are immortal, they can’t help but notice how fast their pets age. The puppy we receive as a …

LONDON – All over the world, people are living longer. That trend is set to continue. Indeed, life expectancy in OECD countries will increas…