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A simulation analysis of the longer-term effects of immigration on per capita in-come in an aging population

Abstract

Immigration is a possible instrument for offsetting longer-run adverse effects of population aging on per capita income. Our “laboratory” is a fictitious country Alpha to which we assign demographic characteristics typical of a country experiencing population aging. Si-mulations indicate that a very high immigration rate with heavy concentration in younger working ages might be required to keep per capita income from declining. More rapid produc-tivity growth would also offset population aging as would higher rates of labour participation of older people. Longer life expectancy, taken alone, would lower per capita real income, as would higher fertility rates.

Authors

Denton FT; Spencer BG

Journal

International Journal of Population Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1,

Publisher

AccScience Publishing

Publication Date

August 26, 2024

DOI

10.18063/ijps.2015.01.006

ISSN

2424-8150

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

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