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The Economic Consequences of Demographic Change in East Asia
In: National Bureau of Economic Research East Asia Seminar on Economics 19
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Abstract
Recent studies show that almost all industrial countries have experienced dramatic decreases in both fertility and mortality rates. This situation has led to aging societies with economies that suffer from both a decline in the working population and a rise in fiscal deficits linked to increased government spending. East Asia exemplifies these trends, and this volume offers an in-depth look at how long-term demographic transitions have taken shape there and how they have affected the economy in the region. The Economic Consequences of Demographic Change in East Asia assembles a group of experts to explore such topics as comparative demographic change, population aging, the rising cost of health care, and specific policy concerns in individual countries. The volume provides an overview of economic growth in East Asia as well as more specific studies on Japan, Korea, China, and Hong Kong. Offering important insights into the causes and consequences of this transition, this book will benefit students, researchers, and policy makers focused on East Asia as well as anyone concerned with similar trends elsewhere in the world
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The economic consequences of demographic change in East Asia: [NBER East Asia Seminar on Economics, volume 19 ; selection of papers presented at the 19th Annual East Asian Seminar on Economics (EASE-19) on June 19 - 21, 2008 in Seoul, Korea]
The demographic transition and economic growth in the Pacific Rim / Andrew Mason, Ronald Lee, and Sang-Hyop Lee ; comments: Jocelyn E. Finlay, Jong-Wha Lee -- Population aging and economic growth in Asia / David E. Bloom, David Canning, and Jocelyn E. Finlay ; comments: Roberto S. Mariano, Kwanho Shin -- Demographic transition, human capital accumulation and economic growth: some evidence from cross-country and Korean micro data / Chin Hee Hahn and Chang-Gyun Park ; comments: Meng-Chun Liu, Chulhee Lee -- Japan's unprecedented aging and changing intergenerational transfers / Naohiro Ogawa, Andrew Mason, Amonthep Chawla, and Rikiya Matsukura ; comments: Worawan Chandoevwit, Alejandro N. Herrin -- Pension issues in Japan: how can we cope with the declining population?/ Noriyuki Takayama ; comments: Worawan Chandoevwit, Hyungpyo Moon -- The effects of demographic change on public education in Japan / Fumio Ohtake and Shinpei Sano ; comments: Dae Il Lim, Chang-Gyun Park -- Intergenerational transfers and old-age security in Korea / Hisam Kim ; comment: Jiyeun Chang -- Labor force participation of older males in Korea: 1955-2005 / Chulhee Lee ; comments: Kyungsoo Choi, Fumio Ohtake -- China and Hong Kong: long-term effects of early-life development: evidence from the 1959-1961 China famine / Douglas Almond, Lena Edlund, Hongbin Li, and Junsen Zhang ; comments: Ronald Lee, Naohiro Ogawa -- Demographic transition, childless families, and economic growth / Francis T. Lui ; comments: Hongbin Li, Roberto S. Mariano
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