In a simple growth model we explore the current and future growth effects of the regional population structure. Regional GDP growth in 227 regions within six countries in central Europe is explored as how they depend on the young and old dependency ratio. The young dependency ratio (YDR) is...

Virtually all developed countries are experiencing some forms of transformation in their health care systems. This paper looks at three medium-size Central European economies - Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland-where these global changes are intrinsically intertwined with overall systemic...