The Demographic Dividend A New Perspective on the Economic Consequences of Population Change

• Main Author: Bloom, David (auth)
• Other Authors: Canning, David (auth), Sevilla, Jaypee (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2003
• Subjects: Population & demography; Migration, immigration & emigration; Population Studies; Sociology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

There is long-standing debate on how population growth affects national economies. A new report from Population Matters examines the history of this debate and synthesizes current research on the topic. The authors, led by Harvard economist David Bloom, conclude that population age structure, more t...