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Population Aging, Human Capital Accumulation,
and Productivity Growth

Edited by Alexia Prskawetz, David E. Bloom, and Wolfgang Lutz

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction
David E. Bloom, Wolfgang Lutz, Alexia Prskawetz

Part I. The Economic Significance of Global Aging

Global Demographic Change: Dimensions and Economic Significance
David E. Bloom, David Canning

The Impact of Global Aging on Labor, Product, and Capital Markets
Axel H. Börsch-Supan

Aggregate Evidence on the Link Between Age Structure and Productivity
James Feyrer

Part II. The Role of Human Capital Accumulation in Economic Growth

Declining Mortality Among British Scientists During the Age of Enlightenment
Ryan D. Edwards

Demographic, Economic, and Institutional Factors in the Transition to Modern Growth in England: 1530–1860
Raouf Boucekkine, David de la Croix, Dominique Peeters

The Population Dynamics of Human Capital Accumulation
Wolfgang Lutz, Anne Goujon, Annababette Wils

Part III. Productivity Studies at Various Levels of Analysis

Age and Productivity Potential: A New Approach Based on Ability Levels and Industry-Wide Task Demand
Vegard Skirbekk

Charting the Economic Life Cycle
Ronald Lee, Sang-Hyop Lee, Andrew Mason

Productivity Consequences of Workforce Aging: Stagnation or Horndal Effect?
Bo Malmberg, Thomas Lindh, Max Halvarsson


Older Workers and National Productivity in Japan
Robert L. Clark, Naohiro Ogawa, Sang-Hyop Lee, Rikiya Matsukura

Growth Effects of Age-Related Productivity Differentials in an Aging Society: A Simulation Study for Austria
Helmut Hofer, Thomas Url


Workforce Aging and Labor Productivity: The Role of Supply and Demand for Labor in the G7 Countries
Alexia Prskawetz, Thomas Fent, Ross Guest

Authors

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