U.S. population trends are projected using data from the Bureau of the Census. The focus is on the economic consequences of these trends. The authors conclude that the economic impact will be relatively slight up to the year 2000. "After 2000, the changes to the economic outlook will be more significant. The aging of the population will accelerate and the pace of economic growth is likely to slow even further. More resources will be devoted to caring for the elderly, while public and private pension systems will need to draw down savings to provide for the retirement of the baby-boom generation."
{"title":"The slowdown in population growth: causes and consequences.","authors":"H Willmann, S Hoyt","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>U.S. population trends are projected using data from the Bureau of the Census. The focus is on the economic consequences of these trends. The authors conclude that the economic impact will be relatively slight up to the year 2000. \"After 2000, the changes to the economic outlook will be more significant. The aging of the population will accelerate and the pace of economic growth is likely to slow even further. More resources will be devoted to caring for the elderly, while public and private pension systems will need to draw down savings to provide for the retirement of the baby-boom generation.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":85811,"journal":{"name":"U.S. long-term review","volume":" ","pages":"31-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22036563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Future demographic trends in Japan are reviewed, with an emphasis on demographic aging. "It is clear the aging of its population will have an impact on Japan's labor practices, saving and consumption patterns, and demand for public and private resources." The author concludes that "given Japan's past experience in adapting to all types of adversity...its response to demographic shifts will likely enable it to continue its remarkable economic growth."
{"title":"Japan's dilemma: how to cope with an aging population.","authors":"K Molony","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Future demographic trends in Japan are reviewed, with an emphasis on demographic aging. \"It is clear the aging of its population will have an impact on Japan's labor practices, saving and consumption patterns, and demand for public and private resources.\" The author concludes that \"given Japan's past experience in adapting to all types of adversity...its response to demographic shifts will likely enable it to continue its remarkable economic growth.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":85811,"journal":{"name":"U.S. long-term review","volume":" ","pages":"10-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22036559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}