This report analyses the components of economic growth in 21 APEC economies in the past 25 years and the next 35. Written to contribute to discussions at APEC Senior Officials’ meetings in the run up to APEC ministerial and leaders meetings, it highlights the critical role played by population ageing and discusses relevant policy interventions.

The 2016 Review of Retirement Income Policies covered seven themes spread across seven months: KiwiSaver, decumulation, ageing workforce, who pays for what, vulnerable groups, who gets what and the international picture.

THE “problem” of population ageing has been a staple of political pontification for decades. In fact, the main points covered in the average think-piece on the topic were old hat well before many of us were born. The great French demographer Alfred Sauvy discussed most of them in an article entitled “Social and Economic Consequences...

Age and Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Susan Ryan, steps down this week after five years in the job. Ryan is frustrated at the slowness of workplaces in adjusting to the reality of an ageing population. A new report by accountancy giant, Price Waterhouse Coopers, calculates the economy could be up to $78 billion better off, if...

A new PwC global report has found that harnessing the power of an older workforce could deliver gains of up to $78 billion for the Australian economy. The report finds that if Australia’s employment rates for older workers aged 55+ was increased to those in Sweden (74% of those aged 55-64 employed), Australia’s GDP could...