*Monocle* asked three influential economists for their predictions for 2008: Christian Gattiker-Ericsson, head of equity and strategy research at Bank Julius Baer, sees more pressure for economies reliant on ageing workforces; Brian Redican of Macquarie Bank recommends working with China, rather than against it; and Lars Seier Christensen, co-CEO of Denmark’s Saxo Bank, believes SWFs will shift the world’s economic balance in favour of Asia.