This study is the latest in a series of in-depth studies by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Age Wave. The series focuses on seven life priorities for people as they move to and through retirement and finds that as the baby boomer generation retires en masse to enjoy newfound freedom of time and activities,…

Can a city help improve your health outcomes? Can a hospital make you sick? In this webinar, an expert panel, featuring GCOA Executive Director Melissa Gong Mitchell, discusses the relationship between environment and healthy aging, the resources required to age in place, and examples of communities that are embracing and benefiting from the aging in place…

S&P created this solutions-oriented report was created in partnership with GCOA. The report examines the intersection between two defining demographic trends of the 21st century – rapid urbanization and aging populations – and outlines a set of principles to advance the creation of self-sustaining cities that support residents of all ages.

A group of international experts, including economists, policy makers, social scientists, researchers, and representatives of private sector, professional, and other associations, convened at Harris Manchester College in Oxford on June 26, 2014 to discuss the opportunities of the silver economy as a response to population aging. The day-long consultation was organized jointly by GCOA and…

This 2014 GCOA white paper urges global policy makers to develop policies and programs to maximize the potential of healthy and engaged older populations as active and productive resources that will revitalize and ensure sustainable growth. The paper offers insights and examples for how to utilize aging populations to drive economic growth. The insights are focused in…