Population dynamics
- Can the UK learn from the mobility of older people in Japan?
- K. Murakami; J. Atterton; R. Gilroy / Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University, UK, 2008
- This paper presents a comparative investigation of the urban to rural movement of older people in Japan and the UK. It highlights some thematic findings from case study research conducted both in Japan and UK, followed by a discussion...
- Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota
- Demographic research orgainisation
- The socio-political impact of delayed marriage for Middle Eastern youths
- D. Singerman / Middle East Youth Initiative, 2007
- Demographic transition in the Middle East and North African region has led to what has been termed a ‘youth bulge’, with over 50% of the population being under 25. With co-habitation legally and culturally unacceptabl...
- Middle East Youth Initiative
- The initiative blends activities in an attempt to bridge the divide between thinkers and practitioners by utilising robust research as a foundation for effective policy and programs. The initiative has three complementary pillars: Research and Policy The initiateive aims to advance understanding of economic and social issues to promote solutions for the in...
- Has China’s economic growth led to improved welfare for families?
- Guifen Luo / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2007
- Based on interviews with rural-urban migrants in Anhui and Sichuan provinces of China, this paper focuses on the coping strategies adopted by Chinese rural-urban migrant families to deal with the tensions caused by changes in generati...
- The Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute (ADSRI)
- Demographic research organisation
- Pew Hispanic Center
- Research into Hispanic influnces on the United states
- By 2050 the United State's racial and ethnic mix will look very different than today
- J.S. Passel; D. Cohn / Pew Hispanic Center, 2008
- If current trends continue, the population of the United States will rise to 438 million in 2050, from 296 million in 2005. Of this increase, 82% will be due to the both the arrival of immigrants and the births of their U.S.-bor...
- Charting the evolution of global population policies
- United Nations Population Division, 2008
- This report provides a global perspective on the evolution of aspects of population policies between 1976 and 2007 with respect to major population variables. It looks at the views and policies of governments on the changing age...
- New figures suggest that global population growth is very likely to end during this century
- W. Lutz; W. Sanderson; S. Scherbov / Nature [journal], 2008
- Population ageing is not only about there being more old people (by today’s definition of what is old), it is also about people living longer lives. To capture this important impact of increasing life expectancy on our lives, an...
- Is there a correlation between demographics and income growth?
- D.S. Mapa; K.J.S. Briones / The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, 2006
- This paper examines the relationship between population dynamics and income growth in the Philippines using data from 74 provinces for the period of 1985-2003. It also examines the robustness of the explanatory variables to determine ...
- Populations are growing most rapidly where such growth can be afforded the least
- E. Carnevale (ed) / Population Reference Bureau, 2007
- We entered the 21st century with 6.1 billion people. In 2007, world population is calculated to be 6.6 billion. The increase in the size of the human population in the last half-century is unprecedented - and nearly all of the growth ...
- Every country would benefit from an environmentally sustainable population policy
- J. Guillebaud / Optimum Population Trust, 2007
- Every country - not merely those in the developing world - would benefit from a national population policy that takes environmental sustainability into account. The planet faces the biggest generation of adolescents and teenagers in i...
- Eastern European and former Soviet countries expected to feel extreme economic impacts of demographic changes
- M. Chawla; G. Betcherman; A. Banerji / World Bank, 2007
- The countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union are experiencing a third transition, a transition that overlaps with their recent political and economic transitions. This third transition is unique. No other countries in t...
- What will be the long term impact of a shrinking labour force having to support an increasingly larger older population?
- Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2007
- The World Economic and Social Survey 2007analyses the challenges and opportunities associated with ageing populations and aims to facilitate discussions in furthering the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, adopted in 2002....
- What factors affect the retirement decisions of older men in Indonesia?
- D. McKee, / California Center for Population Research, USA, 2007
- In the absence of broad formal retirement support, many older people rely on their own labour income and extended families for support in the form of transfer payments, co-residence, and participation in family businesses. But sustain...
- How long-term trends in population ageing, social disparities, and social mobility will shape the Hispanic experience in America
- M. Tienda; F. Mitchell / Committee on Population, National Academy of Sciences, 2006
- Hispanics are one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population and are currently the nation's largest ethnic minority, and they will remain so for the foreseeable future. The Hispanic second generation, the children of Spani...
- It is in the boomers’ best interests to invest in integration of immigrants to bolster the ranks of workers, taxpayers, and homeowners
- D. Myers / Russell Sage Foundation, 2007
- The state of California leads all other states in America with its 27 percent foreign-born share in the population, and it therefore represents the leading edge of demographic changes in America as a whole. Slowly and reluctantly the ...
- Korea must confront the ageing of its popuation while it is still in the midst of modernisation
- N. Howe; R. Jackson; K. Nakashima / Global Aging Initiative Program, 2007
- With life expectancy rising and birthrates plumbing record lows, Korea is about to undergo a stunning demographic transformation. According to the latest government projections, 38 percent of Korea’s population will be elderly by...
- What will be the socioeconomic consequences when the post-war generation are gone?
- A. Monnier / Institut national d'études démographiques / French National Institute of Demographic Studies , 2007
- In industrialised countries, the demography of the last sixty years has been shaped by the baby boom generations, while the next half-century will be marked by their retirement and death. Will it become easier for young people to find...
- Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, Government of Malawi
- The Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation is Malawi Government's main planning agency responsible for national economic and development planning, and monitoring and evaluation of socio-economic issues in the country. Its main mandate is to provide professional advice and technical support to Government and the public on economic and social policy development and management so as to achi...
- Long-Run Economic Perspectives of an Ageing Society (LEPAS)
- The EU member countries will be increasingly populated by older people. Nearly 25 percent of people in the European Union in 2030 can be above age 65, up from about 17 percent in 2005. Europe's old-age dependency ratio (the number of people age 65 and older compared with the number of working-age people ages 15-64) could more than double by 2050, from one in every four to fewer than one in every t...
- The Graying of AIDS
- Resources on HIV/AIDS and the elderly
- Program on the Global Demography of Aging
- Research centre on demographic change and ageing
- World Demographic and Ageing Forum, WDA Forum
- The WDA Forum addresses topics of vital interest to worldwide leaders from the political arena, the business community, non-governmental organisations, and academic circles, as well as the public at large. Its main events are the yearly World Ageing & Generations Congress, which constitutes a global platform for an exchange of opinions and experiences and the development of specific solutions,...
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Organisation collecting data on the people and economy of the United States. Data includes: Population & Housing Census - every 10 years Economic Census - every 5 years American Communtity Survey - annually Other demographic & economic surveys Economic Indicators - each indicator is released on a specific...
- Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)
- The Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) is a cross-national data archive located in Luxembourg. The LIS archive contains two primary databases. The LIS Database includes income microdata from a large number of countries at multiple points in time. The newer LWS Database includes wealth microdata from a smaller selection of countries. Both databases include labour market and demographic data as wel...
- Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota
- Demographic research orgainisation
- Middle East Youth Initiative
- The initiative blends activities in an attempt to bridge the divide between thinkers and practitioners by utilising robust research as a foundation for effective policy and programs. The initiative has three complementary pillars: Research and Policy The initiateive aims to advance understanding of economic and social issues to promote solutions for the in...
- The Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute (ADSRI)
- Demographic research organisation
