The study of demographic trends in sub-Saharan Africa though crucial in the assessment of the impact of population size and growth on the overall socio-economic development in the region, has received the least attention due to lack of reliable data for most of the countries. This paper focuses...

The variability of demographic trends at the subnational scale, particularly internal and international migration, renders subnational population forecasting more difficult than at the national scale. Illustrating the uncertainty of the demographic future for subnational regions is therefore a...

This paper explores the relationship between demographics and aggregate financial asset prices in 7OECD countries over the past 50 years. Unlike most extant work it adopts an international as well asUS focus, and also includes non-demographic variables usually considered to influence asset...

The article examines the effects of population aging on economic dependency ratio. The results are estimated using broader definition of economic dependency allowing for variability in employment rates of age- and gender-specific groups. The Czech Republic and Slovakia are used as case study...

This course, offered by the MIT Center for Real Estate, focuses on developing an understanding of the macroeconomic factors that shape and influence markets for real property. We will develop the theory of land markets and locational choice. The material covered includes studies of changing...