Dependency ratios overstate economic impacts of ageing
Population ageing will dampen major nations’ growth and budget scope but data crudeness means these fears are overstated
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- Worrying dependency according to conventional measures
- Old-age experience is changing
- A less scary future
- Not all workers are equal
- Future projections
- Participation reflects demand
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