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Demography of global aging
Bloom, David E.; Mitgang, Elizabeth; Osher, Benjamin - 2016
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...
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Population aging and the three demographic dividends in Asia
Ogawa, Naohiro; Norma Mansor; Lee, Sang-hyop; Abrigo, … - In: Asian development review : studies of Asian and pacific … 38 (2021) 1, pp. 32-67
The present study first examines the trends in age structural shifts in selected Asian economies over the period 1950–2050 and analyzes their impact on economic growth in terms of the first and second demographic dividends computed from the system of National Transfer Accounts. Then, using the...
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A provocative perspective on population aging and old-age financial protection
Holzmann, Robert - 2013
Population aging is typically associated with economic challenges for productivity and financial threats for the old-age financial protection system of a country. This paper takes an optimistic position and outlines key ingredients to make it a successful experience. Yet to turn this challenge...
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Age effects in Swedish local labour markets
Nordström Skans, Oskar - 2002
The paper studies the effects of changes in the age structure on aggregate labour market performance using a panel of Swedish local labour markets. The methodology of Shimer (2001) is used for studying the effects of youth cohort size and is extended to include the full age distribution. The...
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Longevity shocks with age-dependent productivity growth
Heijdra, Ben J.; Reijnders, Laurie S. M. - 2015
The aim of this paper is to study the long-run effects of a longevity increase on individual decisions about education and retirement, taking macroeconomic repercussions through endogenous factor prices and the pension system into account. We build a model of a closed economy inhabited by...
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Macroeconomic Impacts of Global Demographic Change on Australia
Liu, Weifeng - 2020
The world will experience dramatic demographic change over this century. This paper examines the impacts of this global …-sector general equilibrium model. Using a detailed structural model, we simulate demographic shocks of six regions in the world …, economic structure and trade patterns. The results suggest that demographic change in different regions of the world economy …
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Demographics Will Reverse Three Multi-Decade Global Trends
Goodhart, Charles - 2017
trends and from the inclusion of China and eastern Europe into the World Trade Organization. This led to a shift in …. This shock is now reversing. As the world ages, real interest rates will rise, inflation and wage growth will pick up and …
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The Demography of Genocide
Kugler, Tadeusz - 2021
The demographic foundation of nations is remarkably resilient to losses with the causes of that resiliency not uniform cross-nationally. Countries in the early stages of development have very high birth rates and a growing youthful population with only the most extreme cases of genocide...
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A simulation analysis of the longer-term effects of immigration on per capita income in an aging population
Denton, Frank T.; Spencer, Byron G. - 2015
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...
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Why Does Population Aging Matter so Much for Asia? Population Aging, Economic Growth, and Economic Security in Asia
Lee, Sang-Hyop - 2011
Asia as a whole is experiencing a rapid demographic transition toward older populations, though different countries are at different stages of this region wide trend. We document Asia's aging population, describe the region's old-age support systems, and highlight the regional socioeconomic...
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