Malcolm Payne (@malcolmp25.bsky.social)

Interesting discussion from a European source on improving the financing of pensions by closing gender gaps in employment and helping older people work longer; there are economic benefits too. cepr.org/voxeu/column...

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Raising employment among women and older workers: A policy lever for ageing economies Declining working-age populations are set to weigh on growth across economies where the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development invests and beyond, with demographic projections suggesting substantial declines in employment-to-population ratios. This column describes how closing gender employment gaps and raising elderly labour market participation could substantially mitigate these projected declines in many ageing societies, but the scope for such gains varies across countries. Realising these gains would require coordinated policy interventions across childcare provision, pension reform, workplace flexibility, and re-skilling programmes. https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/raising-employment-among-women-and-older-workers-policy-lever-ageing-economies