The international development strategy beyond 2015: taking demographic dynamics into account

Ana Cortez

Working Papers from United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs

Abstract: Demographic dynamics have strong repercussions for development and need to be addressed in the definition of the global development strategy for post 2015. Despite divergent trends across countries, international migration offers no definitive solution. A comprehensive approach is needed. Countries with declining and ageing workforces need to sustain or raise productivity. Countries with growing labour forces need to embark in growth patterns that are labour intensive, offer possibilities for dynamic structural change and productivity increases. Both cases require investments in education, skill formation and upgrading. The impact of population ageing on economic variables is nuanced but should not be ignored.

Keywords: population; ageing; pension systems; poverty; labour force; productivity; dependent populations; migration; fertility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I3 J11 J21 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2012-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-age, nep-cse and nep-dem
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