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Who Is Likely to Live Alone?
For reasons that range from feminism to technology to urbanization, living alone in the United States has become increasingly typical. Read more >
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Just remember 4-2-1-whenever you think of Chinese demographics. 4 refers to 2 grandmas and 2 grandpas, 2 is their adult children and 1 is the next generation. Read more >
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Election Economics: Aging Challenges
If you lined up everyone in the United States by age, the middle person would be close to 37.1 years old. Read more >
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Living Solo: Part 2
Soup and ready-made meals sales are soaring in Brazil. The reason is probably more singles. Read more >
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Entitlements: A Baby Boomer Crisis?
The good news is that many of us are living longer. (Afterwards, we will look at the bad news.) A new study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) tells us that in 2010 the average...
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Entitlement Spending: Aging Benefits
When you combine better health care with generous pensions you get (choose one):- – happy retirees – happy politicians – insufficiently funded national pension programs – the eurozone – the United...
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Is Your Home State Popular?
The Erie Canal has always been my favorite. Initiated by a Clinton who wanted to be President (DeWitt Clinton, governor of NYS), the canal was completed in 1825. Read more >
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The Green Blog: Why Japan Might Face a Demographic Crisis
By Madeleine Vance, guest blogger and student at Kent Place School. As of late, younger Japanese citizens are choosing to live the single life rather than get married. Read more >
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Why Do Young Adults Live With Their Parents?
In Slovakia, Bulgaria, Greece, Malta and Italy, young people, age 25-34, live with their parents. Read more >
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Weekly Roundup: From Area Codes to Toilets
This week's economic news summary included looking at human capital from a health care and college perspective and at area codes as conspicuous consumption. Read more >
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