Last updated: November 12, 2026
The Longevity Dividend:
How patient capital can spur economic growth
By mid-century, there will be 26 people over 65 for every 100 working-age adults, up from 16 today. That's either a pension crisis — or a capital opportunity.
Andreas Wimmer has published a thought leadership piece on the WEF platform arguing that aging societies have created trillions in patient retirement capital — and proposing a mechanism to connect it to the infrastructure the world needs.
Three insights from the piece:
- The world needs $4.2 trillion in infrastructure investment annually — far more than public budgets can handle alone
- Pension funds and insurers hold precisely the long-dated capital these projects require, but current structures don't connect them effectively
- Performance-based contracts create automatic accountability: payments link to verified outcomes, so if standards slip, revenues fall
Read the full article on the World Economic Forum website
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