Macroeconomic Implications of Aging in East Asia Pacific : Demography, Labor Markets and Productivity

This background paper was prepared for the East Asia Pacific aging report. The East Asia and Pacific region grew at an unparalleled rate in the past 50 years. This economic boom is partly attributable to unprecedented demographic changes in East Asia during this period. But demographics are only part of the story. The size of the economic bonus or burden which results from population aging depends on how policy influences labor force participation, savings, human capital accumulation and total factor productivity.

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Main Authors: Flochel, Thomas, Ikeda, Yuki, Moroz, Harry, Umapathi, Nithin
Format: Report biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-08-08
Subjects:POPULATION AGE STRUCTURE, CHILD HEALTH, CAREGIVERS, FUTURE POPULATION, IMMIGRANT, IMPACT OF POPULATION, FUTURE GROWTH, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, WORKFORCE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, OLDER MEN, WORKING-AGE POPULATION, URBANIZATION, OLD AGE, RICHER COUNTRIES, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LABOR FORCE, POPULATION GROUPS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRANTS, INDIVIDUAL CHOICES, DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS, ADULT POPULATION, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, FERTILITY TRENDS, POPULATION SIZE, POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT, OLD-AGE, LONGER LIFE, BABY BOOM, INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION, LIFE EXPECTANCY, WORK EXPERIENCE, AVERAGE TOTAL FERTILITY, PUBLIC POLICY, DEMOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, LABOR MARKET, DEMOGRAPHIC IMBALANCES, RISING DEMAND, GENDER GAP, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, PERSPECTIVE ON POPULATION, TRAINING, POPULATION STRUCTURE, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, POPULATION CHANGE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, POPULATION GROWTH, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, POPULATION DIVISION, FERTILITY RATES, INCOME INEQUALITY, BABY, EFFECTS OF POPULATION, AGE POPULATIONS, INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN, FERTILITY DECLINES, DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS, FERTILITY RATE, MIGRATION, AGE DISTRIBUTION, GENDER NORMS, RATES OF GROWTH, ELDERLY POPULATION, MARRIAGE, SOCIAL SECURITY, DEPENDENCY RATIO, DEPENDENCY RATIOS, OLD- AGE, MIGRANTS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, CURRENT POPULATION, MORTALITY, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, FERTILITY PREFERENCES, ELDERLY, WORKING-AGE POPULATIONS, REGIONAL POPULATION, RESPECT, PROGRESS, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, UNEMPLOYMENT, PATTERNS OF CONSUMPTION, DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HUMAN CAPITAL, ECOSYSTEM, MIGRANT, OLDER PEOPLE, POLICIES, GENDER DIFFERENCES, OLDER AGE GROUPS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, WOMAN, PENSIONS, PURCHASING POWER, DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE, SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE, SAFETY NET, CHANGES IN FERTILITY, IMPACT OF MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT, IMPACTS OF POPULATION, FEWER CHILDREN, ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION, GLOBAL POPULATION, MIGRANT WORKERS, POPULATION RESEARCH, NUTRITION, POPULATIONS, TEMPORARY MIGRANTS, DECLINES IN MORTALITY, TEMPORARY MIGRATION, OFFICIAL POPULATION, ADOLESCENTS, SECURITY POLICY, POPULATION ESTIMATES, ELDERLY PEOPLE, CHILDBEARING, POPULATION GROWTH RATE, POLICY, OLDER WOMEN, HUMAN POPULATIONS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUNG AGES, NUMBER OF WORKERS, CHILDREN PER WOMAN, SOCIAL AFFAIRS, BABIES, SEX, CONSEQUENCES OF POPULATION, DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, POPULOUS COUNTRY, POPULATION POLICY, DECLINES IN FERTILITY, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION ESTIMATES, LABOUR FORCE, YOUNG POPULATIONS, PARENTAL LEAVE, WORLD POPULATION, POPULATION PROJECTIONS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, IMMIGRATION, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, OLDER PERSONS, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, YOUNG PEOPLE, LOWER FERTILITY, POPULATION, LABOR SUPPLY, STUDENTS, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, POLICY RESEARCH, FOREIGN POLICY, HOUSEHOLD DUTIES, LOW FERTILITY, FERTILITY, OLDER ADULTS, HOME COUNTRIES, POPULATION DATA, WOMEN, HEALTHY LIFE, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR FORCES, SECONDARY EDUCATION, POPULATION INCREASES, TERTIARY EDUCATION, DECLINE IN FERTILITY, INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION, POPULATION DYNAMICS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25246478/macroeconomic-implications-aging-east-asia-pacific-demography-labor-markets-productivity
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23026
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