Demographic aging impact on economic indicators

Aging, Health, and Public Policy: Demographic and Economic Perspectives

Demographic Influences on Economic Growth, 1968-83

This paper describes an econometric investigation of the effects of population growth on the growth of output. A structural model yields an equation expressing output growth as a function of both demographic and nondemographic variables. This equation is estimated from data on 142 six-year growth periods in 85 countries at all levels of per capita output. Higher fertility is found to lower outp...

Demographic Dynamics and Economic Take-Off -- the Economic Impact of China’s Population-Control Policies

What is the impact of China’s population-control policies on its economic growth? This paper has developed and tested a simple theory of demographic dynamics and economic take-off. It is shown in this paper that the standard econometric estimation conceals the “take-off effect” and therefore underestimates the economic impact of demographic changes. We have shown that the economic impact of Chi...

Pharmaco-economic impact of demographic change on pharmaceutical expenses in Germany and France

BACKGROUND Most European health care systems are suffering from the impact of demographic change. In short, aging of society is leading to higher costs of treatment per capita, while reproduction rates below 2.1 children per woman lead to a reduced number of younger people to provide for the necessary contributions into the health insurance system.This research paper addresses the questions wha...

The Impact of Socio-Economic and demographic Dimensions On increasing poverty In Jordan: Madaba Governorate

The current study aimed at determining the Impact of Socio-Economic and Demographic Dimensions on increasing poverty in Jordan Madaba Governorate. Five hypotheses were set to be tested and to reach tangible results. The analytical descriptive method was used and the study depended on the field work to collect data through a specific questionnaire. The sample was drawn with 300 families using a ...