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The economic consequences of demographic change in East Asia / edited by Takatoshi Ito and Andrew K. Rose.
De Gruyter University of Chicago Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics (19th : 2009 : Seoul, Korea)
- Series:
- NBER-East Asia Seminar on Economics
- National Bureau of Economic Research East Asia Seminar on Economics ; 19
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Demographic transition--Economic aspects--East Asia--Congresses.
- Demographic transition.
- Economic development--East Asia--Congresses.
- Economic development.
- Population aging--Economic aspects--East Asia--Congresses.
- Population aging.
- East Asia--Population--Economic aspects--Congresses.
- East Asia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (403 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Demographic Transition and Economic Growth in the Pacific Rim
- 2. Population Aging and Economic Growth in Asia
- 3. Demographic Transition, Human Capital Accumulation, and Economic Growth
- 4. Japan's Unprecedented Aging and Changing Intergenerational Transfers
- 5. Pension Issues in Japan How Can We Cope with the Declining Population?
- 6. The Effects of Demographic Change on Public Education in Japan
- 7. Intergenerational Transfers and Old- Age Security in Korea
- 8. Labor Force Participation of Older Males in Korea: 1955 to 2005
- 9. Long-TermEffects of Early- Life Development
- 10. Demographic Transition, Childless Families, and Economic Growth
- Contributors
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- Notes:
- Selection of papers presented at the 19th annual East Asian Seminar on Economics (EASE-19) on June 19-21, 2009, in Seoul, Korea.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9786612894701
- 9781282894709
- 1282894706
- 9780226386881
- 0226386880
- OCLC:
- 689996678
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