High-income countries have generally experienced falling fertility in recent decades. In most
of these countries, the total fertility rate is now below the level that implies a stable …

Inevitable population aging and slower population growth will affect the economies of all
nations in ways influenced by cultural values, institutional arrangements, and economic …

This paper investigates the consequences of population ageing and of changes in the
education composition of the population for macroeconomic performance. Estimation results …

This paper answers the following two questions:(1) In the data, do we find a dilution effect of
population growth also on per-capita human capital investment? If yes,(2) How can we use …

This paper revisits demographic dividend issues after almost 2 decades of debate. In 1998,
David Bloom and I used a convergence model to estimate the impact of demographic …

In the process of changes in total population, structure, and spatial distribution, it is essential
to investigate the inner rules of the harmonious correlation between population and …

This paper empirically investigates the long-run effects of major health improvements on
income growth in the United States. To isolate exogenous changes in health, the …

We analyze the economic growth effects of rising longevity in a framework of endogenous
growth driven by quality-improving innovations. A rise in longevity increases savings and …

We assess the effects of the population age structure and the population dynamics on
economic growth. Following recent research, we focus on the generational turnover effect to …

Abstract From 1850 to 2000, in Western European countries life expectancy rose from 30–40
to 80 years and the average number of children per woman fell from 4 to 5 children to …