Open AccessEducation rather than age structure brings demographic dividend
Author(s) -
Wolfgang Lutz,
Jesús Crespo Cuaresma,
Endale Birhanu Kebede,
Alexia Prskawetz,
Warren C. Sanderson,
Erich Striessnig
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.1820362116
Subject(s) - demographic dividend , demographic change , population growth , sustainable development , development economics , dividend , demographic transition , population , fertility , economics , political science , economic growth , geography , demographic economics , demography , sociology , law , finance
Significance Global environmental change and discussions about the drivers of international migration lead to renewed interest in population growth and global demographic change. The notion of the demographic dividend was introduced to highlight the benefits of fertility decline, yet, among African leaders, it is also often interpreted as describing the benefits of their youthful populations. Due to its controversial nature, the topic of population was not explicitly included in the Sustainable Development Goals. In this controversial discussion, this paper provides a systematic reassessment about what aspects of demographic change have beneficial consequences for economic growth and sustainable development.
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