‘Thinking Longer, Working Harder: How long-dated bonds can help Europe’s ageing population’

As Europe’s economies wriggle uncomfortably inside a fiscal straightjacket, the US economy continues to grow on the back of record deficits. Contrary to the current wisdom, it’s time that European economies took heed of their US cousins and realised that an increase in public borrowing is not anathema to growth and a strong economy in the current economic climate. This is one of the findings of this briefing paper published by Chatham House.