This paper investigates the role played by total factor productivity (TFP) in the tradable and nontradable sectors of the United States, the euro area, and Japan in the emergence and evolution of today's global trade imbalances. Simulation results based on a dynamic general equilibrium model of...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. SOME BACKGROUND ON GLOBAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE -- III. MODELING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE -- IV. HOW WILL DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AFFECT THE GLOBAL ECONOMY? -- V. SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS -- VI. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- Appendix: The...