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Illustration for an article by Matthew Bishop on the economics of retirement in the rich societies.
In the developed world, share prices could fall by a devastating 40-50% over the coming decades due to the baby boomer generation mass selling, unless this is off set by influx of new investors from regions such as Asia.

made: 11 May 2006   for: The Economist Newspaper, London.
keywords: ›first world ›third ›pension ›retirement ›wealth ›ecfoc ›economics ›prediction ›baby boom ›crowd ›run ›people ›fugures ›worry