THE IMPLICATIONS OF AN AGING POPULATION

The problem of the aging population is now looming on the horizon and is beginning to worry world leaders. Do your research to discover the implications of an aging population and write about the causes, effects and possible solutions

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Familiarize yourself with the issue

·         The aging population problem https://prezi.com/dnwimiyegh9n/elderly-the-aging-population-problem/

Reading material to make notes on

·         Why the world has more grandparents than grandchildren http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190405-why-the-world-now-has-more-grandparents-than-grandchildren

·         4 Global economic issues of an aging population https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/011216/4-global-economic-issues-aging-population.asp

·         Two solutions to the problem of population aging https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2016/05/02/two-solutions-to-the-challenges-of-population-aging/

·         Japan’s age wave: challenges and solutions https://voxeu.org/article/japan-s-age-wave-challenges-and-solutions

·         Three solutions to an age old problem https://sites.google.com/site/ihst1110project10/project-report/solutions-to-the-aging-population

Videos to take notes from

·         Harmful effects of the aging population on the economy https://www.kent.ac.uk/news/society/11994/harmful-effects-of-the-ageing-population-on-the-economy#

·         The shape of population to come https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS_ldldHQj4

·         Challenges of an aging population https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_uoTXDnzgs