Population declining and aging is what Japan has never experienced before. While its impacts on economy and society attract public attentions, its impacts on the environment do not. Since many Japanese cities ar
Why productivity growth is declining in advanced economies Two waves have dragged down productivity growth by 1.9 percentage points on average across countries since the mid-2000s (Exhibit 3). The waning of a boom that began in the 1990s with the first information and communications technology (IC...
Overall, the number of colleges in the U.S. is shrinking, particularly in the for-profit sector. When it comes to determining how many colleges and universities are in the U.S., it's a number in flux. The short answer: There were 3,982 degree-granting postsecond...
2. Population Aging and Economic Growth in Asia 61 3. Demographic Transition, Human Capital Accumulation, and Economic Growth 93 II. Japan 4. Japan’s Unprecedented Aging and Changing Intergenerational Transfers 131 5. Pension Issues in Japan How Can We Cope with the Declining Population? 1...
But while resources and skilled labor are in short supply, the global population is increasing (to nearly 10 billion people by 2050), and poverty is declining in developing countries. In 1990, less than a quarter of the world’s population earned enough to be defined as middle class. Today...
is declining over the three years. Country B is growing rapidly and at an increasing rate. This is not unusual for large, mature countries and emerging-markets economies, respectively. But also notice that in year 3, the size of Country A’s economy is still more than 36× larger than ...
Social identity is a company's image as derived from its relationships with all of its stakeholders.
How real is the problem of a declining bee population? There is a lot of talk about a declining bee population but how real is this problem? During the last six years, the die off of bees, who are primarily responsible for pollination, has become quite dramatic. ...
aOne-child policy has been adapted as an essential policy in China from 1980s. When the total population is increasing and death rate is declining, the problem of aged population becomes more and more urgent for us to deal with. Who and how to take care of the seniors has aroused widely...
The first negative impact of robotics that comes to mind for many is its impact on jobs. A 2020 study found thatwages decrease by 0.42%and employment-to-population ratios decline by 0.2% for every robot added per 1,000 workers. That may not seem like much initially, but it represents a...