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The 2010 Census confirmed that Brazil is experiencing a substantial demographic transformation. In 1990, the fertility rate was 2.8 per woman, but by 2010 it had fallen to 1.9, a rate well below the population replacement. Projections suggest that the Brazilian fertility rate will be among the...
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We build a unified framework to quantitatively examine the demographic transition and industrial policies in contributing to China’s economic growth between 1976 and 2015. We find that the demographic transition and industrial policy changes by themselves account for a large fraction of the...
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We build a unified framework to quantitatively examine the demographic transition and industrial policies in contributing to China’s economic growth between 1976 and 2015. We find that the demographic transition and industrial policy changes by themselves account for a large fraction of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014081597
This paper assesses the causal impact of greater market access on demographic transition during the latter half of the 19th century in the United States. We construct new measures of fertility changes and measures of railroad access at the county level from 1850 1890. We are able to document...
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In the course of 2019, the number of Russia’s resident population declined by35.6 thousand persons. Decline demonstrates a downward trend for a second yearin a row. Population decline in seen in 2019–2020 is due to natural loss while netmigration stopped offsetting it. In 2019, the mortality...
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This study examines the impact of population growth on the economic growth of African countries using panel data approach from 1980 -2015. The impact of population growth on economic growth is still largely controversial at national and regional levels. The study used annual secondary data of...
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We assess the impact of continued low fertility in China, versus a rebound in fertility due to the relaxation of the one child policy, on demographic and macroeconomic outcomes in a dynamic general equilibrium framework. We use a rich model of human capital investment, public health insurance,...
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In 2017, the number of births began declining. This is due to the population makeup according to sex and age. To be more precise, it is due to small number of women at the peak of reproductive age. Another demographic hole is forecast for a period of at least 10 years. Despite the decline in the...
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Growth in the share of the elderly people cannot but lead to a higher burden on the able-bodied population. In the meantime, families' expenditures per child are increasing. In such a situation, it is inevitable either to increase insurance contributions or the retirement age
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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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