SILVER ECONOMY AS A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ST. PETERSBURG: PROBLEM STATEMENT

Abstract

The article discusses the issues of launching and promoting the model of the silver economy as a response to the global trend of population aging. The economic side of the experience of states implementing this model is investigated. The role of the older population in the economic recovery after the COYID-19 pandemic is noted. The urgency of promoting the model of the silver economy for St. Petersburg as a city, which has more than a quarter of the population of older age groups in its current and future structure, is substantiated.