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    Britain’s older generation is not frittering away wealth on fast cars and cruises but passing much of it down

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  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
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    China’s women make a strong case with a birth strike

    In its focus on GDP growth, Beijing has forgotten where its labour force comes from

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
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  • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
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    As China’s population approaches shrinking point, investors contemplate the future of an ageing Asian market

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    Buy now, pay later demand soars among all age groups in the UK

    New data also shows late fees on the rise across the board

  • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
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    Wanted: older workers for flexible and desirable jobs

    Growing numbers of companies are changing their attitudes towards age and targeting over-50s for key roles

  • Friday, 13 January, 2023
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    The retirement revolution is only just beginning

    Expectation of a long and healthy old age is unequally distributed, piling up advantages for the affluent

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    Employees want custom schedules, compensation and development more than ever before

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    Tech billionaires are funding research to help us live longer and healthier lives, but experts warn of an ethical minefield ahead

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    Government attempts to reverse decades of demographic decline away from the big cities

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    Millennials are shattering the oldest rule in politics

    Western conservatives are at risk from generations of voters who are no longer moving to the right as they age

  • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
    Melissa Kearney
    America’s slowing population growth is here to stay

    A declining fertility rate will eventually see the size of the working-age population reduce — and that’s bad for the economy

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