On the afternoon of April 21st, 2015, the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society unveiled the specially-themed issue of the journal Daedalus —the academic journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences—comprising essays written by Network members. National leaders in aging engaged in an important discussion of the policy recommendations detailed in the Daedalus essays.
This policy-focused discussion featured a welcome address by John W. Rowe, MD, Columbia University, on the opportunities and challenges facing an aging society, and an overview of key demographic trends by S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, University of Illinois. Panel discussions explored significant issues including productivity in an aging society, societal cohesion, and intergenerational relationships.
The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society
“Successful Aging of Societies”
Policy Discussion: Addressing Issues Facing an Aging Society
Held on April 21st, 2015, 1:00pm to 4:30pm
Faculty House at Columbia University
Welcome & Introductory Remarks
John W. Rowe, MD, Columbia University
Jonathan F. Fanton, President, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Julia Stasch, President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Challenges and Opportunities for Development of a Successfully Aging Society
John W. Rowe, MD, Columbia University
The Demography of Aging: What We’ve Learned and Where We’re HeadedS. Jay Olshansky, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
Productivity in an Aging Society
Overview:
Lisa Berkman, PhD, Harvard University
Panel Discussion of Policy Recommendations:
Axel Boersch-Supan, PhD, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging
Linda Fried, MD, Columbia University
Dana Goldman, PhD, University of Southern California
John Rother, JD, National Coalition on Health Care
Overview:
Frank Furstenberg, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Panel Discussion of Policy Recommendations:
Toni Antonucci, PhD, University of Michigan
Axel Boersch-Supan, PhD, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging
James Jackson, PhD, University of Michigan
Martin Kohli, PhD, European University Institute of Florence
Concluding Remarks
John W. Rowe, MD, Columbia University
About the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society
The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society, established in 2008 and led by John W. Rowe, MD, is an interdisciplinary group of scholars that studies the critical issues surrounding the social, economic, and institutional implications of an aging society. The Network’s goal is to offer policy options to enhance the transition to a productive, cohesive, secure, and equitable aging society.
Network Membership:
John W. Rowe, MD, (Network Chair) Columbia University
Toni Antonucci, PhD, University of Michigan
Lisa Berkman, PhD, Harvard University
Robert Binstock, PhD, (deceased) Case Western Reserve University
Axel Böersch-Supan, PhD, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging
John T. Cacioppo, PhD, The University of Chicago
Laura L. Carstensen, PhD, Stanford University
Linda Fried, MD, Columbia University
Frank Furstenberg, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Dana Goldman, PhD, University of Southern California
James Jackson, PhD, University of Michigan
Martin Kohli, PhD, European University Institute of Florence
S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago.
John Rother, JD, National Coalition on Health Care
