Economic and social sustainability across time and space in an ageing society (SustAgeable)

Population ageing poses challenges to the financial sustainability of the welfare state and to today’s benefits and services. This could jeopardize the social sustainability of our society and increase inequality. We therefore seek to identify when economic and social sustainability are mutually supportive, but also where there are conflicts between them.

SustAgeable is looking for solutions that promote and enhance well-being while securing the welfare state’s future funding base.

We provide information that supports decision-makers in their decision-making processes over the sustainability of our welfare society.

The research project focuses on

the distribution of well-being between regions, generations and groups of people
curbing the growth of social and health care expenditure
opportunities to prolong careers and develop the integration of immigrants
the distribution of care responsibilities
regional differences in population ageing trends due to internal and international migration.