Questions tagged [population-economics]
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When will the economic consequences of aging populations level out?
Unclear if this is purely an economics question.
It is well known that many Western countries are suffering increasingly from having aging populations. In particular, in the UK, Government projections ...
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Derivation from Solow-type neoclassical growth equation?
In Chapter 6 of the 12th edition of "Economic Development" by Michael P. Todaro & Stephen C. Smith, an equation is introduced to illustrate the consequences of rapid population growth, ...
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Isn't population decline and ageification of Japan, a good thing?
So hear me out,
Essentially my argument is 2 pronged:
Automation is shrinking the demand for blue-collar jobs, so a shrinking population is a good thing, since it means lesser competition but not ...
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What is the name for Malthusian trap in techonology?
In his book “Work - A Deep History, from the Stone Age to the Age of Robots” James Suzman explains that recurrently; a society’s agricultural output was diluted due to population growth, (this is ...
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US population growth: "natural increase" vs "fertility rate"
Based on the 2017 US Census population projections through 2060, specifically table 1 (Projected population size and births, deaths, and migration), the "natural increase," which is US ...
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Using aggregate GDP per capita and regional and local population stats to calculate its GDP
If I have range of data with aggregate GDP per capita and population data (not only on a national level, but also regional and local level). Can I use this aggregate GDP per capita to calculate the ...
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Is it possible that pensions (public or private) be actual money saved and “sent” into the future, instead of borrowed from future generations? [closed]
Is it conceivable, from a theoretical point of view, that what we pay today for our future pensions is actually invested somewhere so that we can be 100% certain that those assets will be there for us,...
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Why do non-European developing countries have less trust among their population?
According to economic theory, social trust is one of the most important factors for economic growth.
Social trust is a perception of the honesty, integrity, and reliability of others — a “faith in a ...
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what is 'mid-year estimate' in following chart?
If it is mid-year population then, why it is so less in comparison to 'total population'
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Is there an economic argument against mass immigration?
(I know little about economics, so I'd appreciate an elementary explanation)
Background for this question is that I was wondering what makes people say China's economy will keep growing while its ...
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Why did Malthus thought that population increases geometrically while resources increase arithmetically?
Thomas Robert Malthus is a 18th century demographer and economist that is famous for the study of population growth, especially for the support of laws that would limit the growth of (poor) population....
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Does national debt and its repayment assume population increase?
I assume that the repayment of an increasing national debt depends on an increasing GDP. And increasing GDP, in turn, depends mutatis mutandis on increasing population. So an increase in national ...
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What is the relationship between population growth and economic growth?
Population Growth is only one of several factors of influence on economic growth but it is not strictly necessary for the economy to grow. I have also heard of the term called the population bonus - ...
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Why are Portuguese migrating out of Portugal?
Where the world's population is growing and shrinking
Apart from a low fertility rate, why is the Portuguese population declining?
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Is there any widely accepted downsides for Cuban system?
The Cuban political, social and economic systems under communism are known for having a good medical system and high quality medical workers. Cuba also has a good educational system. The country also ...
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Why are population projections so inaccurate?
UN in 2015: India's population will surpass that of China in 2022.
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/11770757/Mapped-India-predicted-to-become-worlds-most-populous-country-...
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How can the replacement level fertility be 2.1 everywhere in the world?
Common sense would indicate that the replacement level fertility of Norway ought to be lower than that of Sudan due to fewer children dying there. Why, then, is the replacement fertility rate ...
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Does a drop in GDP per capita, with the population staying around the same, mean people on average are poorer?
Essentially, I'm trying to determine if there is a correlation between a drop in GDP per capita (e.g. during the 2008 financial crisis, Australia's GDP per capita dropped from USD \$49,000 to $42,000 ...
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What is the proper term for "contraction economics?"
By "contraction economics" I mean theories and work based on the assumption that the population of a country will decline over time.
An example might be a paper looking at the housing market for ...
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Is this a valid or legitimate way of comparing countries on traits and characteristics?
Country A has 16 million inhabitants and 2.000 MW of solar panel
generated power, also a GDP of $50.000 per capita
Country B has 160 million inhabitants and 2 MW of solar panel
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Causal effect of population growth on GDP per capita increase
I'm wondering if there is a logic for the causal influence of population growth on the increase in GDP per capita.
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increase in population as a factor of production might move aggregate ...
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Reliable US yearly population and netmigration estimates by state from 1970 up to today
I am looking for US data on population and net migration by state and year from 1970 up to recent years (2015, 2016, 2017)?
Is there a reliable, clean and integrated/compatible source?
For 2010 to ...
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How long can a population grow once it has reached the replacement fertility rate?
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare answered in the upper house to a question that India has a fertility rate of 2.2 (link here). The replacement fertility level is usually given at 2.1 to 2.2.
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Optimal population allocation layout over the Earth
Does exist some model of optimal people occupancy over whole our planet?
Something accounting for climate, resources (with and without existing settlements) availability, progress and grows ...
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Is there any index which relates population growth rate with food production growth rate?
I would like to know if there is an index which shows if food production growth is keeping pace with population growth worldwide. I know there are population growth rates available, for example for ...
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How is population growth predicted?
I follow some Japanese based websites, and I've read that "Japan population is going to reduce by half in 50 years". The estimates in this article are more optimistic, according to the graph it seems ...
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Can an economy grow without its population growing?
Assuming natural resources are not a limiting factor, can a country's economy keep growing if the country's population is not growing? What about the global population?
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Ok to normalize GDP change by population change?
Does it make sense to normalize change in real GDP by the contemporaneous change in population?
I'm interested in this calculation for the following reason. Suppose real GDP increases. I'd like to ...
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Any research done on relationship between fertility rate and wealth?
I am discussing about evolution theory with a philosophy student and she observes that wealthier families tend to have fewer children, which kind of goes against natural selection, i.e. the genes of ...
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Is Malthusian theory of population growth being realized?
You probably are familiar with Malthus' Theory of Population Growth.
If you are not, Malthusian model has the following mathematically form:
$$P(t) = P_0e^{rt}$$
A basic graphic representation is:
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Do welfare payments for children incentivise having children?
A common argument against safety net social welfare for people with children is that it can incentivise people without better options to have children. This could be considered a problem if it means ...
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Evidence on economic impact of 2015 European refugee/migrant influx
At the time of writing (September 2015), Europe is dealing with a large influx of refugees/migrants. Many are fleeing violence in Syria and elsewhere, others come from Africa and the Middle East in ...
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Would a society of cannibals be self-sustaining? [closed]
Bit of a weird one, but here goes. Say there is a human society whose diet is 100% the human flesh of their own members. Would this society be able to maintain replacement population, or even shudder ...
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What effect does changing the retirement age have on employment?
I had an interesting casual discussion with a colleague the other day.
A lot of western economies at least, such as New Zealand, have some form of retirement pension. It New Zealand it's called ...
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