Population aging and the generational economy : a global perspective Over coming decades changes in population age structure will have profound implications for the macroeconomy influencing economic growth generational equity human capital saving and investment and the sustainability of public and private transfer systems. How the future unfolds will depend on key actors in the generational economy: governments families financial institutions and others. This path breaking book provides a comprehensive analysis of the macroeconomic effects of changes in population age structure across the globe pt. 1. Fundamental principles and contexts pt. 2. Comparative analyses of age and the macroeconomy pt. 3. Country studies of age and the macroeconomy pt. 4. Appendix tables