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Amanda Taub, writing in The New York Times’ “The World” newsletter, discusses the deepening generational tensions in Europe’s ageing societies and draws on my concept of gerontonomia and my research on the political economy of ageing. The piece, “Angry Youth in Aging Europe” (14 October 2026), links the recent youth protests in France to the economic dilemmas of ageing democracies: as older voters become a larger share of the electorate, governments face stronger incentives to protect pensions and low inflation over growth, employment and investment in the young, producing what I call “democratically sustained economic stagnation”.

The Globe and Mail has published an interesting opinion piece by Mike Moffatt, entitled “Tobi Lutke’s voting idea is offensive. The concern behind it isn’t”, which cites my research on the political economy of ageing. Writing about the Shopify founder’s suggestion that pensioners be excluded from voting, Moffatt sets the idea aside but draws on my finding that ageing electorates increasingly deprioritise economic growth: they are less likely to punish governments for weak economic performance, less likely to back long-term investment, and more likely to reward greater financial support for older voters. More on the concept at gerontonomia.com.

Frédéric Autran, in Libération, has written a piece entitled «Oldigarchie» et «gérontonomie» : ce que l’argent et les idées des boomers font à l’Amérique, on how political power and wealth have become concentrated among older Americans. It cites my concept of gerontonomia and my research on the political economy of ageing.

Interesting new article in Slate cites my research on the political economy of ageing.

Nice review by Sinéad Gibney in the Irish Times of our book “Growth, Democracy or Climate Action?: The New Political Trilemma of Advanced Capitalism“

My co-author Daphne Halikiopoulou and I have been interviewed by Christian Wermke (Handelsblatt) in a piece entitled “Der Code gegen rechts“. Very much enjoyed the discussion in which we draw on our report and policy brief published by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and our research in the European Journal of Political Research, European Political Science Review, Political Behaviour, and West European Politics.

Jens Ulrich Eckhard in Die Welt has published an interesting piece entitled “Flucht vor Gerontonomie: Mein Bruder und zwei Freunde sind schon weg. Warum junge Leistungswillige auswandern”, in which they cite and build on my research on the political economy consequences of ageing and my concept of gerontonomia.

New article in French published in the Citadelles on gerontocracy and my concept of gerontonomia, building on my research on the political economy consequences of ageing.