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Six Ways Population Change Will Affect the Global Economy / Members of NTA Network

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New estimates of economic flows by age combined with population projections show that in the coming decades (1) global GDP growth could be slower by about 1 percentage point per year, declining more sharply than population growth; (2) GDP will shift toward sub-Saharan Africa more than population trends suggest; (3) living standards of working-age adults may be squeezed by high spending on children and seniors; (4) changing population age distribution will raise living standards in many lower-income nations; (5) changing economic life cycles will amplify the economic effects of population aging in many higher income economies; and (6) population aging will likely push public debt, private assets, and perhaps productivity higher. Population change will have profound implications for national, regional, and global economies.

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MASON, Andrew, LEE, Ronald and PATXOT, Concepció. Six Ways Population Change Will Affect the Global Economy / Members of NTA Network. Population and Development Review. 2022. Vol. 48, num. 1, pags. 51-73. ISSN 0098-7921. [consulted: 16 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/185084

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