What can societies do to age with growth and prosperity?
Societies must put in place long-term strategies and policies to counter the impact of ageing populations.
Hans Lofgren is a Senior Economist in the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG). He is the key developer of MAMS (Maquette for MDG [Millennium Development Goal] Simulations), a model for medium- to long-run country-level policy analysis that has been applied to some 50 countries with a focus on fiscal policy, MDGs, education, and the labor market
Societies must put in place long-term strategies and policies to counter the impact of ageing populations.
The World Bank discusses the importance of demographic policy in the countries with the highest poverty rates and the lowest level of human development.