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From Demographic Dividend to Demographic Burden? Regional Trends of Population Aging in Russia
Matytsin, Mikhail - 2017
Do regions with higher working age populations grow faster? This paper examines this question using data from Russian regions and finds evidence that demographic trends influence regional growth convergence. In other words, keeping other factors constant, poorer regions grow faster than richer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012970576
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Health, Demographic Transition and Economic Growth
Jorgensen, Ole Hagen - 2017
This paper develops a link between four central components of the demographic transition: survival rates; fertility … survival is found to reduce the fertility rate and altruistic transfers, and thereby increase the savings rate and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976542
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Islamic Inheritance Law, Son Preference and Fertility Behavior of Muslim Couples in Indonesia
Carranza, Eliana - 2017
This paper examines whether the son preference and fertility behavior of Muslim couples respond to the risk of … exploits cross-sectional and time variation in the application of the Islamic inheritance exclusion rule in Indonesia: between … Muslim couples more affected by the exclusion rule exhibit stronger son preference, practice sex-differential fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975442
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Who is Benefiting from Fertilizer Subsidiesin Indonesia?
Gomez, Camilo - 2017
Using the Agricultural Census 2003 and the Rice Household Survey 2008 for Indonesia, this paper analyzes the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975839
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Sub-Saharan Africa's Recent Growth Spurt : An Analysis of the Sources of Growth
Cho, Yoonyoung - 2017
-Saharan Africa seem promising beyond resources, with steady progress in decreased fertility, increased foreign direct investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973251
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Europe, Middle East, and North Africa (Emn) Region Population Projections : 1989-90 Edition
Valletti, Tommaso M. - 2017
growth in the Eastern and Southern European countries included in the region. The projections of fertility and mortality are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012746951
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The Demography of Youth in Developing Countries and its Economic Implications
Lam, David A. - 2016
The number of young people is reaching unprecedented levels in most developing countries. In many countries, especially in East Asia and Latin America, youth populations are at or near their peak, and will decline in coming decades. In other countries, especially in Africa and South Asia, youth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747961
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Is There an Incipient Turnaround in Asia's 'Missing Girls' Phenomenon?
Das Gupta, Monica - 2016
The apparently inexorable rise in the proportion of quot;missing girlsquot; in much of East and South Asia has attracted much attention amongst researchers and policy-makers. An encouraging trend was suggested by the case of South Korea, where child sex ratios were the highest in Asia but peaked...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747020
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Development, Modernization, and Son Preference in Fertility Decisions
Filmer, Deon - 2016
that latent son preference in childbearing is more likely to manifest itself when fertility levels are low. As a result of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012747196
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Are Women Less Productive Farmers? How Markets and Risk Affect Fertilizer Use, Productivity, and Measured Gender Effects in Uganda
Larson, Donald F. - 2020
African governments and international development groups see boosting productivity on smallholder farms as key to reducing rural poverty and safeguarding the food security of farming and non-farming households. Prompting smallholder farmers to use more fertilizer has been a key tactic. Closing...
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