Impact of Population Aging on Asia’s Future Economic Growth, 2021–2050

Developing Asia has grown faster than other parts of the world for decades. However, population aging is expected to pose significant headwinds to the region’s future economic growth. We update and enhance the analysis of Park and Shin (2012) to project the impact of population aging on developing A...

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Main Authors: DONGHYUN PARK, KWANHO SHIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2023-03-01
Series:Asian Development Review
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Online Access:https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0116110523500014
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Summary:Developing Asia has grown faster than other parts of the world for decades. However, population aging is expected to pose significant headwinds to the region’s future economic growth. We update and enhance the analysis of Park and Shin (2012) to project the impact of population aging on developing Asia’s growth between 2021 and 2050. Our projections indicate that a demographic transition will have a substantial negative effect on the region’s future growth, but the effect varies across economies. Older economies will suffer a demographic tax, whereas younger economies will continue to enjoy a positive but declining demographic dividend.
ISSN:0116-1105
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