Individuals aged 65 years and older currently make up a larger share of the population than ever before, and this group is predicted to continue growing both in absolute terms and relative to the rest of the population. This chapter begins by introducing the facts, figures, and forecasts...

In recent research age distribution effects on the current account have been found in cross-country panel regressions. The reason is different effects on saving and investment from cohort-size variation. In a panel of annual OECD data 1960-1995, we find that the age effects on saving are similar...

It is often argued that capital should flow from aging industrialized economies to countries with fast-growing populations. However, institutional failures and the risk of expropriation substantially reduce developing economies' attractiveness for foreign investors. We analyze the influence of a...

In this article, an updated approach to investigate the effects of demographic fac- tors on economic growth is proposed. The initial hypothesis was that these factors significantly affected production proportions, determining development vectors. The predictable shifts in production dynamics are...

Deutschland verwandelt sich aufgrund der geringen Geburtenrate allmählich in eine »Gerontokratie«. Diese Entwicklung hat fatale Folgen für die Funktionsfähigkeit der staatlichen Sozialsysteme, insbesondere für die Rentenversicherung, denn es fehlen die Beitragszahler, die zukünftig zur...

Die Bevölkerungsentwicklung in Deutschland ist durch niedrige Geburtenraten und sinkende Sterblichkeit gekennzeichnet. In Zukunft wird es immer weniger Menschen in Deutschland geben, die im Durchschnitt zudem deutlich älter sein werden als heute. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird analysiert, wie...

Die Bevölkerungsentwicklung in Deutschland ist durch niedrige Geburtenraten und sinkende Sterblichkeit gekennzeichnet. Bereits seit langem ist bekannt, dass diese Entwicklungen die Bevölkerungsstruktur verändern werden. In Zukunft wird es immer weniger Menschen in Deutschland geben, die im...

It is often argued that capital should flow from aging industrialized economies to countries with fast-growing populations. However, institutional failures and the risk of expropriation substantially reduce developing economies' attractiveness for foreign investors. We analyze the influence of a...

Illegal trafficking of women is a result of their disadvantageous position in the society that is often reflected in increasing preference for son and neglect for daughters. Multiple reports point to India as country confronted with both higher levels of illegal trafficking of girls and abnormal...

Immigration is a possible instrument for offsetting longer-run adverse effects of population aging on per capita income. Our "laboratory" is a fictional country Alpha to which we assign demographic characteristics typical of a country experiencing population aging. Simulations indicate that a...