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Social protection of older people
D.E. Bloom;E. Jimenez;L. Rosenberg / Harvard Initiative for Global Health, 2011
Despite the growth and extent of social protection programmes (SP) in both developed and developing countries, most emerging economies have systems that are only just coming into existence.  Subs...
Demographic change and economic growth in South Asia
D.E. Bloom;D. Canning;L. Rosenberg / Harvard Initiative for Global Health, 2011
Demographic change can make powerful contributions to economic growth.  This has strong implications for understanding past growth in South Asia and assessing and shaping its future prospects....
The future of South Asia: population dynamics, economic prospects, and regional coherence
D.E. Bloom;L. Rosenberg / Harvard Initiative for Global Health, 2011
If demographic change is to shed lights on a region’s future, what do we foresee for South Asian economies in 2060? This paper explores the economic prospects of South Asia from a demographic...
Economic security arrangements in the context of population ageing in India
D.E. Bloom;A. Mahal;L. Rosenberg;J. Sevilla / Harvard Initiative for Global Health, 2010
Life expectancy in India is rising steadily.  However, a combination of migration out of rural areas and the continued concentration of the working population in the informal sector, means there ...
Population aging and economic growth
D. Bloom;D. Canning;G. Fink / Harvard Initiative for Global Health, 2008
This paper examines the effects of population ageing on economic growth. It presents and analyses descriptive statistics on the extent and pace of population ageing. The paper also explores the effect...
Global demographic change: dimensions and economic significance
D. E. Bloom; D. Canning / Harvard Initiative for Global Health, 2005
This paper argues that transitions from high mortality and fertility to low mortality and fertility can be beneficial to economies as the large baby boom cohorts enter the workforce and save for retir...

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