This paper estimates the effect of changes in population age structure on fertility. Few factors are as inseparable … mortality, and the rural share of the population. More recently, Macunovich develops ideas by Easterlin about the potential … impact of population age structure on fertility, and provides empirical evidence for its effects. We continue along the lines …

The youth population bulge is often mentioned in discussions of youth unemployment and unrest in developing countries …. But the youth share of the population has fallen rapidly in recent decades in most countries, and is projected to continue … declines in the relative size of the youth population will translate into falling youth unemployment without further policy …

The demographic and education composition of European countries is changing: the population share of young individuals … imperfectly substitutable with workers of different ages. Consequently, an increase in the population share of a specific age …

The demographic and education composition of European countries is changing: the population share of young individuals …

Taking a European cross-country perspective, this paper addresses the most important issues in the nexus of population … options for coping with the consequences of population ageing. …