Population dynamics
- Do demographics in Indonesia affect inequality?
- S. Hondai / The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, 2006
- This paper discusses income distribution in Java with a particular emphasis on factors that affect consumption inequality in Indonesia. The document reviews existing works on inequality and relates this to income and population struct...
- 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 ...
- Optimum Population Trust
- Population think tank
- 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 ...
- Asian governments must mainstream population ageing into all development polices and actions
- G. Mujahid / UNFPA Country Technical Services Team for East and South-East Asia, 2006
- There has been marked progress in the policy response to population ageing in countries of the ESEAR, particularly since the commemoration of the International Year of Older Persons in 1999 and the 2002 Madrid World Assembly on Ageing...
- India is still on target to become the World's most populated country
- C. Haub; O. P. Sharma / Population Reference Bureau, 2006
- India’s population will exceed that of China before 2030 to become the world’s most populous country. This edition of the Population Bulletin presents a demographic portrait of the diversity of India and offers insight into ...
- Critical health determinants of urban or rural living in China
- Z. Zimmer; T. Kaneda; L. Spess / Population Council, USA, 2006
- This paper investigates variations in the mortality of older adults across urban and rural areas of China. The authors argue that evidence suggests mortality rates are 30 percent higher for rural dwellers, and that the availability of...
- Statistics highlight effects of immigation on population issues
- Population Reference Bureau, 2006
- The data sheet provides up-to-date demographic, health, and environment data for all the countries and major regions of the world. This issue of the data sheet emphasises the forces shaping migration rates around the world, sug...
- Demographic reports in Italy contribute to a climate of fear and anxiety
- E.L. Krause / The Corner House, UK, 2006
- This briefing looks at debates in Italy that argue that its nation’s birthrate is too low - debates highlighted by Government fears, and echoed by media reports that are going so far as to predict the end of the Italian race and ...
- Future projections on the status of the elderly will help in forward policy planning
- A. I. Hermalin; M. B. Ofstedal; R. Tesfai / Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2006
- This paper generates profiles of the elderly to 2050 on key characteristics for a set of thirteen developing countries that vary by region, size, economic level, and cultural traditions. Findings show dramatic shifts in the educationa...
- Making working longer an attractive financial proposition for older workers
- Ageing Society, 2006
- This report makes the case for a new agenda of reform which it claims would not only help offset the negative potential effects of population ageing on public budgets and economic growth, but would also promote choice for older worker...
- Will workers have to work longer to suppost a growing number of dependants?
- A. Webb / International Longevity Centre, 2005
- This paper questions the usefulness of the dependency ratio as a means for measuring future burdens of population dependency. It argues that the dependency ratio (the number of persons aged under 18 or over 64 compared to the number a...
- Survey of changes in governments' population policies from 1976 to 2005
- United Nations Population Division, 2006
- This publication shows, on a country-by-country basis, the evolution of Government views and policies from 1976 to 2005 with respect to population size and growth, population age structure, fertility and family planning, health and mo...
- Mortality changes in the World
- United Nations Population Division, 2006
- The main objective of this report is to compile and summarise available information about levels and trends of mortality and life expectancy for national populations. A related goal is to compare estimates from various sources to thos...
- 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
