Positive demography: changing the perspective on population aging from the Age-It Research Program
A positive demography agenda extends beyond addressing aging-related needs; it requires investments in younger generations to help them prepare for long and fulfilling lives. Achieving this vision necessitates interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation in data collection, and a methodological shift from forecasting to backcasting-identifying present actions necessary to shape a desirable demographic future.
Authors
- Giammarco Alderotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7988-8385)
- Gustavo De Santis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2058-2629)
- Anna Paterno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9292-8791)
- Elisabetta Barbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2765-8825)
- Mario Mezzanzanica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0399-2810)
- Marco Cozzani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1037-8472)
- Daniele Vignoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1227-5880)
- Rossella Miglio
Institutions
- GNA University (IN)
- University of Florence (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf185
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 22.37