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Rich, western countries face a stark choice: 6-day workweeks or more immigration, top economist warns
A specter is haunting Europe — the specter of aging. Many Western countries are facing what the World Bank calls a “profound demographic crisis”: The twin perils of an aging population and record-low fertility rates are predicted to send their populations …