The McKinsey Health Institute has done a healthy aging survey. It's very clear from the results that older people don't want to just shut up shop. So things are already changing, I think,. which brings me to is ageism still real? And how much is it holding back something that's organically changing? Yeah. If we are living these longer lives, we've got to create a structure and a framework as a society that helps us maintain a sense of purpose," he says.
Co-host Janet Bush talks with Andrew J. Scott. Scott is professor of economics at London Business School; his work focuses on the economics of longevity. He's co-founder of the Longevity Forum and a member of the World Economic Forum's Council on Healthy Aging and Longevity, topics that are very much the focus of the McKinsey Health Institute. His book The 100-Year Life has sold more than a million copies in 15 languages. In this podcast, he covers topics including the following:
- What benefits could greater longevity offer to economies?
- Redefining retirement
- What could be done to help people live healthier for longer
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