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"Anna Rotkirch [...] ascribes this in part to parenthood becoming a 'capstone event,' something people do after they have achieved other life goals."

- The New York Times quotes the 2024 interview given by Futures expert Anna Rotkirch (Population Research Insitut, Väestöliitto) in the Financial Times. The article also quotes a 2023 study by Pieter Vanhuysse, who is an advisor of the FutuRes Policy Lab.

"Above all, it is necessary to promote a new understanding of later life, as a period when most of us can remain active and contribute to society, while at the same time keeping us healthy for longer and helping to prevent loneliness."

- FutuRes Policy Lab expert Andreas Edel (Max Planck Society) spoke to the magazine Vijenac about Europe's demographic future (in Croatian).

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About FutuRes

“FutuRes is an EU-funded research project challenging the familiar narrative that elderly people are a problem and that youth is the answer", wrote The Guardian about the FutuRes project. And went on to say: "After a century of failed birthrate policies, perhaps that’s the wisest course: to accept that the population pyramid is now inverted and draft policies that take account of that reality, rather than hope to reverse it.”

FutuRes stands for "Towards a Resilient Future of Europe". Our experts are leading demographic and economic researchers. They are always interested in sharing their findings and recommendations with journalists.

"If we explain to people that certain things, although not very pleasant, are necessary, for example, for the sake of the future of the next generations, i.e. our children, the changes will be accepted"

- FutuRes research leader Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak (Warsaw School of Economics) spoke with Rzeczpospolita about policy decisions and future pensions (in Polish)

"Empirical research shows that systems are more resilient if the individuals living in them are also resilient. That is why we need institutions that help individuals to develop this resilience. Both levels are connected"

- FutuRes Head of Research Arnstein Aassve (Bocconi University) spoke with Perspective Daily, the German magazine for constructive journalism (in German)

"People of all different classes seem to think that having a child is adding to the uncertainty in their life"

- FutuRes research expert Anna Rotkirch (Population Research Institute, Family Federation of Finland) spoke with the BBC about demographic resilience

"We fail to remember the importance of prevention, health education, activity, healthy lifestyles"

- FutuRes research leader Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak (Warsaw School of Economics) spoke with Rzeczpospolita about preparing for demographic change (in Polish)

"Our surveys clearly show that good communication in a partnership is an absolute priority"

- FutuRes Head of Research Arnstein Aassve (Bocconi University) spoke about his latest research to Die Welt (in German)

“The idealised life course is really at odds with female reproductive biology.”

- FutuRes research expert Anna Rotkirch (Population Research Institute, Family Federation of Finland) spoke with the Financial Times about birth rates

“If you want demographic resilience, introduce policies for young people! Because if they are only going to have a reasonable salary when they are, let’s say, thirty-five, then that’s too late”

- FutuRes Head of Research Arnstein Aassve (Bocconi University) appeared on the BBC's "The Inquiry" along with Anna Rotkirch, discussing policy options for resilient families

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