Age has become a central campaign issue in this year’s U.S. presidential election. Both candidates qualify as elderly, with President Joe Biden running for election at 81 years old, and former President Donald Trump, his likely Republican challenger, at 77. Biden’s age especially has come under focus, with many voters expressing a belief that he might have become too old for the job, and a special counsel report raising questions about his memory. But the advanced age of both candidates has also raised questions about the broader concerns, both political and economic, produced by gerontocracy—rule by the elderly.

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What America’s Gerontocracy Means for its Economy

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23.02.2024

Age has become a central campaign issue in this year’s U.S. presidential election. Both candidates qualify as elderly, with President Joe Biden running for........

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