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Population Europe Inter-Faces: Annette Baudisch
Why 70 is the new 60 - an interview with Annette Baudisch (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research) on biodemography. Questions: 1. When my grandmother was my age, I perceived her as being much older than I feel now. Is this just a question of perspective, or is being 70 today biologically different from what it used to be? 2. If you look at human ageing in a long-term perspective, what has changed most significantly since the Neanderthals?
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Population Europe Inter-Faces: James W. Vaupel
"Who wants to have 40 years of forced leisure?" - an interview with James W. Vaupel (MPIDR). Questions: 1. Will we all reach one hundred years of age or are there different expectations across European countries? 2. Does the likelihood of disease and disabilities increase with higher life expectancy? 3. Is working as long as you can healthy? 4. Should we say goodbye to the idea of a general retirement age? 5. Is this kind of flexible working time economically realistic? 6. Do we have to expect a clash of generations?
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Underestimating Lifespans
The measurement of human longevity is one of the most important topics in demography. This includes not only how long people live, but also how long they expect to live. To underestimate your lifespan could cause risks in individual retirement planning. A realistic view of life expectancy may also contribute to the acceptability of policies that attempt to increase the pension age. However, there have been only a few representative studies on how long people expect to live. Researcher Alison OˆConnell reviews the available evidence.
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Underestimating Lifespans
La mesure de la longévité humaine est l’un des sujets les plus importants en matière de démographie. Cette notion n’inclut pas seulement la durée de vie des personnes, mais aussi le nombre d’années qu’elles peuvent espérer vivre. Sous-estimer notre durée de vie peut occasionner des risques en ce qui concerne la planification des retraites individuelles. Une vision réaliste de l’espérance de vie peut également contribuer à faire accepter les politiques repoussant la limite de l’âge de départ à la retraite.
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Underestimating Lifespans
Medir la longevidad humana es uno de los temas más importantes en demografía e incluye no sólo el tiempo que viven las personas, sino también cuánto tiempo esperan vivir. Subestimar la duración de la propia vida podría causar riesgos en la planificación individual de la jubilación. Una visión realista de la esperanza de vida puede contribuir a su vez a la aceptación de políticas que intentan aumentar la edad de jubilación.
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Underestimating Lifespans
Die Lebensdauer des Menschen zu messen, ist eines der wichtigsten Themen der Demografie. Hierzu gehört nicht nur die Frage, wie lange Menschen leben, sondern auch die danach, wie lange sie zu leben erwarten. Die eigene Lebenserwartung zu unterschätzen, könnte Gefahren hinsichtlich der individuellen Ruhestandsplanung heraufbeschwören. Eine realistische Sicht der Lebenserwartung könnte auch zu der Akzeptanz von Maßnahmen beitragen, die darauf abzielen, das Rentenalter zu erhöhen. Es gibt jedoch nur wenige repräsentative Studien dazu, welche Lebenserwartung sich Menschen zuschreiben.
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Better Tools To Deal With Longevity
Europe’s population is getting older and older and this process is accompanied by many economic and social changes. The necessity of modifying pension systems and increasing the pension age are among the most discussed of these changes at the moment. Britain's the Netherlands’, Germany’s, Denmark’s and Spain’s national pension age will increase to 67. Ireland's pension age will even rise to 68. But how can policy makers justify to public those increases in pension age? How will they know how many of the “last years” are likely to spend in good health? Researchers Warren C.
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Better Tools To Deal With Longevity
La población europea está envejeciendo cada vez más y este proceso viene acompañado de importantes cambios económicos y sociales. La necesidad de modificar el sistema de pensiones y aumentar la edad de  jubilación son, en este momento, los cambios más discutidos. La edad de jubilación oficial de Gran Bretaña, los Países Bajos, Alemania, Dinamarca y España aumentará hasta los 67 años. En Irlanda, ésta aumentará incluso hasta los 68 años. Pero, ¿de qué manera pueden los responsables políticos justificar públicamente esos aumentos de la edad de la jubilación?
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