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Demographics and population

  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
    John Springford
    Immigration can help Europe bridge the demographic deficit

    But mainstream politicians need to be honest about the trade-offs involved

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  • Monday, 29 April, 2024
    OutlookPatti Waldmeir
    Swing states look to Latino voters — as turnout attempts get under way

    They’ll make up one in seven of those eligible to go to the polls for the presidential election

  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    Camilla Cavendish
    Science is closing in on the frailties of old age

    Research is finding ways to extend animal lifespans but regulators are still wary of treating ageing as a disease

    Illustration of a head in a sand timer, surrounded by other sand timers
  • Tuesday, 23 April, 2024
    Chinese society
    China’s ageing tech workers hit by ‘curse of 35’

    Discrimination against older employees particularly apparent in sector where executives openly state preference for youth

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  • Monday, 22 April, 2024
    Disease control and prevention
    Scientists develop simple test to boost cancer detection in poorer countries

    Technique highlights concerns shifting global disease burden as populations age

    Confocal microscopy imaging of two cancer cells touching each other
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    Undercover EconomistTim Harford
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    Lies, damn lies and longevity

  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    Japanese society
    Japan’s native population declines at record rate as births plunge

    Latest data shows number of Japanese nationals falling by almost 100 an hour on average despite government efforts

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  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
    Forget boomers vs millennials, the next conflict is millennials vs each other

    Growing wealth inequality between thirtysomethings could soon displace tensions between young and old

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  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    FT Wealth
    Why billionaires are changing how they spend

    A younger generation is more aware of its carbon footprint and less likely to charter a private jet

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  • Tuesday, 9 April, 2024
    Janan Ganesh
    The west is suffering from its own success

    Smartphone addiction, culture wars and low birth rates are byproducts of wealth

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  • Thursday, 4 April, 2024
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    Is Japan at a turning point?

    Optimism is tempered by concerns about a shrinking workforce

  • Wednesday, 3 April, 2024
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    Thames Water hits the gutter

    The utility’s owners are to begin urgent restructuring talks

  • Friday, 29 March, 2024
    Italy’s births drop to historic low

    Just 379,000 babies were born in 2023, despite PM Giorgia Meloni’s efforts to reverse demographic decline

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  • Friday, 29 March, 2024
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    Larry Fink’s retirement warning highlights fight over ‘hardest problem in finance’

    Money managers and insurers vie for the assets of a generation worried it has not saved enough

  • Friday, 29 March, 2024
    Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
    Why family-friendly policies don’t boost birth rates

    Direct financial incentives are defeated by much stronger social trends

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  • Thursday, 28 March, 2024
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    For young people, the job search has never been so miserable

    Automated application processes are dehumanising and unhelpful

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  • Thursday, 28 March, 2024
    South Korea Society
    $75,000 for a baby? South Korean businesses float incentives as demographic crisis looms

    Companies and politicians try new strategies to encourage workers to start families

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  • Tuesday, 26 March, 2024
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    In an age of remarkable scientific advances, three new books explore the prospects for living longer — and the challenges for human society

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  • Tuesday, 26 March, 2024
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    BlackRock chief’s annual letter also embraces ‘energy pragmatism’ amid attacks over climate stance

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  • Saturday, 23 March, 2024
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    Europe’s high-end houses are being challenged by the rapid growth of local brands

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  • Thursday, 21 March, 2024
    Declining fertility rates will transform global economy, report says

    The proportion of births in low-income countries projected to nearly double to 35 per cent by 2100

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  • Tuesday, 19 March, 2024
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  • Tuesday, 19 March, 2024
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    The era of the unfixable problem

    Refugee flows, low birth rates and left-behind regions persist because there is no answer, not because politicians are useless

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  • Monday, 18 March, 2024
    Artificial intelligence
    Trust in AI to fix Japan’s worker shortage, says top recruiter

    Job agency chief warns that while the latest tech tools are producing more candidates, public mistrust is hindering progress

  • Tuesday, 12 March, 2024
    Global InsightLeo Lewis
    Marriage holds key to Japan’s falling births

    Reversing population decline will need more than just economic incentives

    A couple poses for a wedding photograph near cherry trees in bloom in the Yonomori area on April 2, 2023 in Tomioka, Fukushima, Japan.
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