IF volunteer Aleksandra Blawat explains why the government favours the interests of older people, and how our essay competition represents an opportunity for your voice to be heard (plus, win prizes!)
Category: Intergenerational Justice
20-somethings are taking longer to grow up, but should this new ‘emerging adulthood’ life stage be supported?
IF volunteer Aleksandra Blawat examines the reasons behind delayed adulthood
Ipsos MORI research reveals widespread pessimism regarding the future of young people
IF volunteer Aleksandra Blawat explains the latest findings from leading research organisation Ipsos MORI, which suggest that people are worried about the prospects of the next generation all over the world
New survey shows “Generation Next” is worried about its future
David Kingman reports on some new findings which suggest that the generation born after 1995 is deeply pessimistic about its prospects
IFS: Young people struggling with low wages and high housing costs, while pensioners are becoming wealthier
IF volunteer Aleksandra Blawat explains the findings from a new piece of research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies which argues that young people have been the biggest victims of the recession
OBR Fiscal Sustainability Report makes grim reading for anyone concerned about future generations
David Kingman reports on the 2014 edition of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Fiscal Sustainability Report, which quantified the long-term liabilities we are leaving to future citizens
Should the UK create a sovereign wealth fund?
The Conservative peer Lord Hodgson recently argued that Britain should create a sovereign wealth fund with the proceeds from fracking. David Kingman debates whether this is a good idea or not
The Quebec Intergenerational Equity Index
An ambitious intergenerational equity study for the province of Quebec, Canada, has recently been published. By means of a translation (from French) of its executive summary, its author and chief analyst Alexis Gagné (pictured) provides an introduction
IF supports Lisbon conference on intergenerational justice
David Kingman reports that IF will be supporting a major international conference on intergenerational justice taking place on 19–20 June at the Lisbon Centre for Research in Public Law in Portugal
Intergenerational Justice Review 2014/2015: Call for Papers
A new edition of the Intergenerational Justice Review (IGJR) is now in development, and is appealing to all researchers and academics to submit papers. Antony Mason, IGJR Guest Editor, provides the details