developing Asia up to 2050. Using a simple stylized model and the National Transfer Accounts data set, we simulate the effect of … still-growing working-age populations. Overall, our simulation results indicate that Asia's population aging will adversely …

Southeast Asia satisfy all of them. The conditions are (1) support ratio - the ratio of workers to consumers - matters for … economic growth, (2) economic development accompanies more investment in human capital and lower fertility due to the quantity …-quality tradeoff, and (3) current low level of fertility corresponds to too low support ratios for keeping up with the frontier …

By the middle of this century, Asia's elderly population is projected to reach 922.7 million, and its share of … population 17.5%, from just 4.1% in 1950. Within the next few decades, Asia is poised to become the oldest region in the world … requires a big head-start. This paper analyzes the impact that aging is having in Asia, examines the policy options for dealing …

The world faces growing challenges of aging populations. Asia is no exception with rapidly increasing life expectancies … and falling fertility rates. To help policy makers address these issues, this paper examines three sociopolicy options: (i … methodology with the goal of increasing fertility rates. When the retirement age is extended from 65 to 70, the overall dependency …