An ageing population is a general demographic trend challenging economic sustainability in terms of employment and pensions as well as overall social cohesion and intergenerational solidarity. This article discusses 1) how to make people work until they reach pensionable age, 2) how to make...

This paper asks what governments in the EU Member States and some US states are doing to support workers on low wages. Using model family simulations, we assess the policy measures currently in place to guarantee an adequate disposable income to working families, taking into account minimum...