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in immigration. Our simulations generally yield positive impacts on such factors as real GDP and GDP per capita …. -- macroeconomic impact ; immigration ; FOCUS Model ; Canada …
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We simulate the impact of an increase in immigration into the Atlantic provinces based on the FOCUS macro … immigration for the country as a whole. The positive outcome encompasses higher GDP and GDP per capita, higher consumption, and …
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In the postwar period, when fertility dropped substantially, immigration more than made up for the drop in population … planning has been abandoned. In regard to effects on population size, it seems like immigration policies were set by a sorcerer …
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Population ageing will be the dominant feature of the world's demographic landscape in the coming decades, raising concerns about labor productivity and about economic outcomes at both the individual, enterprise, and macro levels. The articles in this special issue of Labour Economics define and...
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This paper provides an overview of the employment situation of young and old workers in the EU Member States, setting out the most recent development during the crisis and dealing with policies implemented to promote the employment of both groups. The evidence collected shows that there is no...
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Will an aging population lower economic growth? Economists are generally concerned that the increase in life expectancy could lower economic growth, however, theory does not make a prediction. As life expectancy increases, so should household savings, which results in more physical capital per...
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the long-run viability of society as a whole. One possible solution is to permit more immigration, which will both … increase the labor force and broaden the tax base. Increasing immigration has a variety of effects on the local population … attractiveness of immigration as a solution to population ageing. This paper examines immigration as a solution to the problem of …
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immigration to the United States. We approach this study from two different dimensions to document some of the forces driving this … change in the sex-ratio. The first approach, focusing on changes between birth cohorts, demonstrates that immigration is …
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This paper explores gendered patterns of time use as an explanatory factor behind fertility trends in the developed world. We review the theoretical foundations for this link, and assess the existing evidence suggesting that a more equal division of labor within the home leads to more children,...
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The spread of high-speed Internet epitomizes the digital revolution, affecting several aspects of our life. Using German panel data, we test whether the availability of broadband Internet influences fertility choices in a low-fertility setting, which is well-known for the difficulty to combine...
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