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Are older people healthy enough for rising retirement ages?

An elderly man stands in Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro September 13, 2011. World Bank data show the growth rate of Brazil's older population as many times that of the most developed countries in Europe, projected to equal 14% of the population by 2033, while Copacabana has the largest number of retirees of any neighborhood in the country. Picture taken Sepetember 13, 2011.

Evidence from the UK on work, health and raising retirement ages. Image: REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Carl Emmerson
Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
James Banks
Professor of Economics, University of Manchester, and Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Gemma Tetlow
Economics Correspondent, Financial Times
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