The Future of Economics

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There's a lot of social innovation that needs to happen, says the economist. As you get older, what would you like to spend more time doing? Well, it says Laura Kastner from Stanford has some great research on why older people are happier. And she basically says they're better at finding avoiding the things that cause them grief and focusing on the things that give them pleasure. I'm all over there. But although one of the things I am doing is trying to keep fit healthy. So a lot more exercise I do. We kind of enjoy most of the time.

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: