Tag Archives: Demographics

Japan’s Aging Population And Long-Term Growth

Today’s FOMC minutes release illustrates labor shortages are global in the advanced economies (AE). Contacts in several Districts reported difficulties finding qualified workers, and, in some cases, firms were coping with labor shortages by increasing salaries and benefits in order … Continue reading

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Global Demographics – Economist

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Stratfor: Saudi Arabia’s Demographic Challenge

Stratfor Middle East Analyst Ashley Lindsey discusses Saudi Arabia’s demographic challenge of educating its young population and integrating more women into its work force. For more analysis, visit: http://www.Stratfor.com (click here if video is not observable)

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Sovereign Debt and Geriatric Deadbeats

In the spirit of our earlier post, The Clash of Generations, we point you to an interesting piece, Geiatric Deadbeats, written by Ali Alichi of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).   He argues the age of a country’s population is inversely … Continue reading

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China’s Collasping Demographic and the End of Chimerica

…by far the most massive falloff in young manpower is set to take place in China. Over the next 20 years, by the Census Bureau‘s projections, this key working age group will be falling in China by fully 100 million … Continue reading

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Connecting the Dots: The Coming War Between Generations

Almost everyday the newspaper headlines across the country warn of problems with local government budgets centered around public sector employee wages and benefits.  Today one read,  County Pension System Hits Tipping Point.  The other day it was how one city … Continue reading

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