Ageing and Longevity

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the longevity dividend can potentially lead to improved productivity over longer lifespans and an increase in gross national income Image: REUTERS/Issei Kato

Pang Sze-Yunn
Yvonne Arivalagan
Research Associate, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
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