Aging: New Challenges for the Economy and Society
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https://doi.org/10.35551/PFQ_2026_1_8Abstract
Demographic trends are characteristics of paramount importance to any economy and society. The age structure of the population in developed and moderately developed countries is changing dramatically. Older people are increasingly making up a growing proportion of the population. This trend, which has extremely wide-ranging implications, is known as aging.
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