The demographic dynamics in India and China have major impacts on global economic development. Seeking to reassess the demographic race between the two countries with a focus on human capital and ...

Demographic economics examines how changes in population size and structure influence aggregate economic activity. Shifts in fertility, mortality and migration shape the labour force, savings ...

A recently released paper called The Wealth of Working Nations found that, after controlling for working-age population (i.e. those age 15-64), historical GDP growth is quite similar across most ...

John Wilmoth is Director, Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). Clare Menozzi, Lina Bassarsky and Danan Gu are Population Officers, UN DESA.

How will demographic trends shape the future of migration patterns? This course, presented by the Development Economics Research Group, will provide an overview of demographic trends across the world ...

I rarely disagree in a big way with Paul Krugman, but I think he misses the boat in an important way in his piece on China’s alleged demographic crisis. Before getting to my point of disagreement, ...

A classic example of pro-growth demographics is when a high fertility rate creates a youth bulge that then turns into a worker bulge, or a rapidly expanding workforce. This was the case in the United ...

BISMARCK — North Dakotans now have a centralized source for demographic, economic and social data with the launch of the state’s new data hub. The North Dakota Information Technology Office (NDIT) ...

Economists seem to be everywhere; demographers, not so much. As Danny Dorling admits, when demographers like him are asked at parties what they do, sometimes it is easiest just to lie. Their ...

Rick Platt is president and CEO of the Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority with over three decades of experience in Ohio industrial development. He is a board member of JobsOhio. Woody Hayes ...

The Demographic Health and Survey (DHS) Program offers a powerful tool called STATcompiler, which allows users to compare data across countries and track trends over time for hundreds of population, ...