Quiz on Aging Populations

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1. Charles Goodhart, an economist at the London School of Economics, argues in his 2020 book, “The Great Demographic Reversal,” that the slowing growth of the global workforce will

lead to lower salaries and benefits for the younger members of the workforce

cause worldwide economic growth to increase over the next three decades

cause worldwide economic growth to slow over the next three decades

have no effect on economic growth

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2. The WSJ article on how life will be for today's 30-year-olds 30 years from now extensively quotes Mike Hodin, chief executive of the Global Coalition on Aging. Which of these statements did he NOT say in the article?

healthcare costs overall will decrease due to economies of scale

employers will seek to attract and retain workers in their 60s and 70s to shore up smaller workforces. And more

companies will design products and services for a burgeoning number of older consumers

older consumers will replace their younger counterparts as the target of many marketing campaigns

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3. Another expert predicts that the "anti-aging industry" will reframe longevity as:

none of these

"just for geezers"

as a bipartisan initiative for legislation

the ultimate luxury good

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4. With regard to "the home" and the phenomenon of a larger aging population, which of the following is a prediction listed in the article?

“Society will not have to develop institutions to handle those things”

"as the population shrinks, dying towns and empty buildings and homes will become a thing of the past"

with coming generations smaller than the last, many people “will have an abundance of family-relative options to help provide long-term care"

“Every community will compete to be seen as age-friendly"

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5. Back to Mr. Hodin from Question 2. Did he say, "Venture capitalists will invest in the eldercare industry,
he says, using technology to boost efficiency and reduce costs."

Yes, he did

No, he did not

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