Greatest demographic dividend is happy life: interview with American scholar Ted Fishman

 The latest projection from the United Nation said India overtakes China as the world’s most populous country by the end of April. This demographic change has stirred a lot of discussion around the world on its social and economic implications. 

This time we have invited Mr. Ted Fishman to join this episode to discuss what this demographic change will bring to the world and how will China adapt to a fast-aging society. 

Ted C. Fishman 

American journalist, author, and public speaker. 

As a journalist, Fishman has written for various prominent publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. 

As a public speaker, he has been invited to deliver lectures, present research, and engage in discussions on topics such as globalization, emerging markets, and the impact of demographic changes in universities, think tanks, and other academic institutions. 

As a writer, his publications include: 

China Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World 

Shock of Grey: The Aging of the World's Population and How it Pits Young Against Old, Child Against Parent, Worker Against Boss, Company Against Rival, and Nation Against Nation 

Chapters

• 2:10 Does population size has anything to do with a country’s economic prospects?
• 4:25 The biggest demographic dividend: the rise of happiness and extended life.
• 6:23 How does “demographic dividend” work?
• 9:20 The welfare, the happiness, the health of older people.
• 10:26 “Unleash the population more and more.”
• 14:30 Older people as contingent workforce.
• 20:45 What China can learn from other countries?
• 33:33 “It's easy to foresee China as one of the best places in the world to get old.”