Demographic Structure and Macroeconomic Trends

Yunus Aksoy, Henrique Basso, Ronald Smith and Tobias Grasl

No 5872, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: The effect of changes in demographic structure on medium-run trends of key macroeconomic variables is estimated using a Panel VAR of 21 OECD economies. The panel data variability assists the identification of direct effects of demographics, while the dynamic structure uncovers long-term effects. Young and old dependants are found to have a negative impact while workers contribute positively. We propose a theoretical model, highlighting the relationship between demographics, innovation and growth, whose simulations match our empirical findings. The current trend of population aging and reduced fertility is found to reduce output growth and real interest rates across OECD countries.

Keywords: population age profile; medium-term; output growth; innovation; life-cycle; Kuznets cycles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E32 J11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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