the economic and social effects of population aging"--World Bank web site … Cukierman and Meltzer (1989), the author argues that the commonly accepted notion that population aging tends to increase the …--a product of the Knowledge for Development Program, World Bank Institute--is part of a larger effort in the institute to study …

the aging of its population, after having undergone a dramatic decline in fertility from about 5.5 children per woman in … the growing rise in the percentage of elderly persons, and the eventual slowdown in the growth of the working …'s development and poverty reduction trajectory. The major driver of Azerbaijan's demographic shift is an aging population. The …

reference to the poor. Armenia is currently experiencing a significant aging of the population and decrease in the size of the …

.6 children per woman on average. As a result, the rate of demographic growth has increased significantly over the last decades …. Today, the natural population growth rate is estimated at 3.3 percent per year (it will take 21 years for the population to … double). International migration somewhat slows down this growth, and the net population growth rate is estimated at 3 …

unique window of opportunity to take advantage of the high share of working age population to stimulate economic growth, but … methodology documenting how the demographic change and aging contribute to life-cycle deficit and to Sri Lanka's employment and …

long-term care policies. The population of Russia is aging and declining rapidly compared to other European nations. Russia … challenge is whether declining population sizes will reduce the size of the labor force and hence reduce economic growth. …

This chapter introduces the main issues associated with population aging, many of which will be investigated in detail … its specific features, including a very rapid population aging process in the next few decades. Then the main economic …

committed partner of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) countries, the World Bank is responding to their needs …

A small open economy, Benin has seen growth that is above average for the region. The volatility of high growth spells … combined with low productivity growth has translated into limited gains in income per capita. Following its transition from low …-income country to lower middle income country status in 2020 Benin is at the start of a new growth path. Its challenge is to boost …