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Reproductive Health Laws Around the World

Finlay, Jocelyn E.; Canning, David; Po, June Y. T. - 2012

fertility rates. …

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Demographic Change and Economic Growth in Asia

Bloom, David E.; Canning, David; Finlay, Jocelyn E. - 2008

in East Asia, and in Asia more generally, with fertility rates falling below replacement in many of these countries. In …

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Global Demographic Change: Dimensions and Economic Significance

Bloom, David E.; Canning, David - 2005

fertility. Baby boom generations produce an echo, in the form of a large cohort of children a generation later, creating long … that transitions from high mortality and fertility to low mortality and fertility can be beneficial to economies as the … the positive effects of demographic change during 1960-95. We also show how Ireland benefited from lower fertility in the …

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The demographic dividend : a new perspective on the economic consequences of population change

Bloom, David E.; Canning, David; Sevilla, Jaypee - 2003

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Global Demography: Fact, Force and Future

Bloom, David E.; Canning, David - 2006

mortality rates fell, populations began to soar. In most countries, this growth led to falling fertility rates. Although … fertility has fallen, the population continues to increase because of population momentum; it will eventually level off. In the …

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Realizing the Demographic Dividend: Is Africa any different?

Bloom, David E.; Canning, David; Fink, Günther; … - 2007

The demographic transition creates a window of opportunity during which economies may benefit from a temporary increase in the working age share of the population. While many economies have already enjoyed these benefits, they remain a promising opportunity for much of Sub-Saharan Africa. We...

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Demographics and Development Policy

Bloom, David E.; Canning, David - 2011

By late 2011 there will be more than 7 billion people in the world, with 8 billion in 2025 and 9 billion before 2050. New technologies and institutions, and a lot of hard work have enabled us to avoid widespread Malthusian misery. Global income per capita has increased 150% since 1960, outpacing...

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Demographic challenges, fiscal sustainability and economic growth

Bloom, David E.; Canning, David - 2006

Debates over the economic effects of demographic change have been raging for over 200 years. Since Thomas Malthus hypothesised in 1798 that rapid population growth would stretch the earth’s resources beyond the breaking point, leading to mass starvation and death, demographers and economists...

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Social Interactions and Fertility in Developing Countries

Bloom, David E.; Canning, David; Günther, Isabel; … - 2008

important in determining fertility rates. Social interactions can lead to a multiplier effect where an individual’s ideas, and … fertility choice, can affect the fertility decisions of others. We merge all available Demographic and Health Surveys to … investigate the factors that influence both individual and average group fertility. We find that in the early phase of the …

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Booms, Busts, and Echoes: How the biggest demographic upheaval in history is affecting global development

Bloom, David E.; Canning, David - 2006

For much (and perhaps most) of human history, demographic patterns were fairly stable: the human population grew slowly, and age structures, birth rates, and death rates changed very little. The slow long-run growth in population was interrupted periodically by epidemics and pandemics that could...

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