This paper analyzes the impact of the age structure of the population on the household saving rate using time-series data for Japan for the 1955-2019 period. It finds that there is a cointegrating relationship between Japan's household saving rate and her dependency ratio (the ratio of the...

Official Spanish birth registry data report sex ratios well above expected levels between 1975 and 2000, peaking at 109 boys per 100 girls in the early 1980s, the highest in the world at that time. Prior research has attributed these elevated ratios to factors such as maternal age, birth order,...

This study presents a comprehensive methodological approach to construct a composite index of demographic ageing, with a particular focus on Romania in comparison to the other 26 Member States of the European Union (EU). Drawing on data from 2000 to 2022, the research integrates multiple...

The modern macroeconomic literature has documented the importance of taking into account heterogene- ity across different groups in society when studying the impact of monetary policy on the economy. This is important because monetary policy affects different people differently and because the...

Social aging significantly impacts household energy consumption patterns and demand, particularly in megacities like Shanghai. This study addresses the gap in understanding high-frequency impacts of aging on energy use by employing advanced machine learning techniques. Using Gaussian Mixture...

Marriage market imbalances have been linked to social instability, crime, and reduced welfare in both developing and developed countries. We revisit this issue in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa, where high population growth and the prevalence of polygyny shape partner availability in...

The European Union is projected to enter a period of population decline after 2026, with implications for economic development and labour markets, though these will vary because of different trends in different EU countries. Between 2023 and 2050, Eastern and Southern EU countries will face the...

There are widespread political concerns about rising demographic dependency ratios, especially old-age dependency ratios following population aging globally. This study discusses long-term trends in Health-Adjusted Dependency Ratios, accounting for both child and old-age dependency as well as...

Can labor productivity growth from improvements in the health of the population and educational attainment attenuate the expected economic decline from population aging? We address this question by combining national-level age-based estimates of the economic life cycle, population health, and...

In his editorial, former CPoS editor Johannes Huinink reflects on his personal experiences with the journal as author, advisory board member and editor. He emphasizes the importance of scholarly debates, efforts to include contributions from the Global South, and shares his perspectives for the...

Population ageing has become a global trend, which unfolds at different speeds across world regions and countries. In Asia, there are countries with rapidly ageing populations and those that continue to maintain a younger age structure. One potential driver of this difference is international...

Relevant demographic indicators and available projections suggest a continued deterioration in the age structure of the population, accompanied by persistent depopulation trends in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These changes have multiple implications for labor force dynamics, as well as for the...

This paper aims to facilitate a more nuanced understanding of regional disparities in the population age structure at a local scale by applying a recent method for visualizing these disparities. Utilizing data from the three most recent population censuses in Greece, this method applies advanced...

The interplay between accessibility and population change is a relatively new subject in Italian academic research. Along with social and economic factors such as regional economic prosperity, the ease of movement inside and outside an area can play a pivotal role in shaping population dynamics....