1. 1 Motivation and main question of this research A modern society faces two alternatives with regards to its population trend. It can either grow or age. A population which chooses not to grow any more (or which chooses to shrink) will necessarily age. And because of the impossibility of all populations in all countries growing forever, it is likely that every country will face this ageing process at some point in time. Because of this and the importance of economic growth for the well-being of a society, the relationship between an ageing population and economic growth will be relevant for each country. It is already an important and much discussed matter for many. Although population ageing is faced by virtually all industrialised countries, the time frame and the intensity of the process vary. The substantial changes forecasted for the demographic structure of many countries over coming decades have led to substantial research activity aiming to analyse and quantify the effects of these changes on a nation's economic performance. ^ A change in population size and population growth rate can af fect both the demand and supply side of an economy. The extent of the effects, however, is not clear. ^ The structure of a population (for example, regarding distribution of age or gender) may also influence the economic performance of a society.

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Book Title: Population Ageing and Economic Growth
Book Subtitle: Education Policy and Family Policy in a Model of Endogenous Growth
Authors: Sandra Gruescu
Series Title: Contributions to Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1906-9
Publisher: Physica Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-1905-2Published: 20 November 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-3-7908-1906-9Published: 26 May 2007
Series ISSN: 1431-1933
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7178
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 202
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economics, general, Population Economics, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Labor Economics, Psychotherapy and Counseling

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Population in models of economic growth

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