A demographic dividend for Sub-Saharan Africa: Source, Magnitude, and Realization

The demographic dividend – the one-time economic bonus that can arise, if conditions are right, from a decline in fertility rates – could matter a lot for Sub-Saharan Africa. Rapid population growth will doubtless bring great challenges, but lower fertility rates could usher in a higher share of working-age people in the population and thus, potentially, enormous economic benefits for the region.

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Year of publication:	2013-12
Authors:	Bloom, David E. ; Humair, Salal ; Rosenberg, Larry ; Sevilla, JP ; Trussell, James
Subject:	Labor studies \| aging \| health care

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	PGDA Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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