The Ageing Effect

In a four-part series, Swiss Re Institute and Asia Society Switzerland explored the effects of ageing on Asia and the world and asked what we can do to address them.

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Date 13 Oct - 03 Nov 2020
Host Swiss Re Institute
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4 Episodes on "The Ageing Effect" 

Demographic trends create complex and interdependent challenges. They require rethinking of how we approach careers and education for much longer working lives; of how we structure and run insurance and pension schemes; and of how we care for an increasingly old and sick population. Check out the recordings!

Webinar The Japanification of the world

3 November 2020

Webinar How long can we live?

27 October 2020

Webinar The reskilling challenge

Webinar Who pays for ageing?

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About the series

Japan and South Korea are already among the fastest-ageing countries in the world. Despite abandoning its one-child policy, China is on a similar demographic trajectory, which will reduce its working population and threaten economic growth.

Demographic trends in these countries create complex and interdependent challenges: They require rethinking of how we approach careers, training and education for much longer working lives; of how we structure and run public and private insurance and pension schemes; and of how we care for an increasingly old and sick population.

In a four-part virtual series, Swiss Re Institute and Asia Society Switzerland explored the effects of ageing on Asia and the world and asked what we can do to address them.

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