The Economic Demography Transition: Is China's ‘Not Rich, First Old’ Circumstance a Barrier to Growth?

Lauren A. Johnston

Australian Economic Review, 2019, vol. 52, issue 4, 406-426

Abstract: Around 1980 China adopted a reformist economic agenda and a restrictive population policy. China's consequential ‘getting old before rich’ discourse is herein advanced into the ‘economic demography transition’ and economic demography matrix (EDM). EDM transition analysis of 182 economies from 1996 to 2016 identifies: i) China to be one of many ‘poor‐old’ economies; and ii) a majority of countries recently entering the high‐income group were first old. These results question China's 1980 s‐based fears that early demographic transition would stall development and also call for enhanced nuance in understanding economic and demographic change links.

Date: 2019
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