Ageing populations raise the spectre of crippling healthcare costs. Extra spending on medical research might bring healthier, happier older people who work (and pay taxes) for longer. Is that a good investment?
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Cairncross, F. Age, health and wealth. Nature 448, 875–876 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/448875a
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