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Evidence Review. Which Policies Promote a Demographic Dividend?
(2019) The demographic dividend—the prospect for accelerated economic growth driven by a country’s maturing age structure—has captivated the attention of policymakers around the world.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
Which Policies Promote a Demographic Dividend? An Evidence Review
(2019) The demographic dividend—the prospect for accelerated economic growth driven by a country’s maturing age structure—has captivated the attention of policymakers around the world.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
Policy Brief. The Long-Lasting Toll of Conflict on Fertility and Early Childbearing
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
The Long-Lasting Toll of Conflict on Fertility and Early Childbearing
Population Bulletin, vol. 73, no. 1. Family Planning Equity Among Youth: Where Are We Now?
While the gap in demand satisfied for modern family planning between rich and poor young women is improving, equitable access to family planning is still challenging. Wealth-based inequity remains persistent in most regions of sub-Saharan Africa, even accounting for factors such as educational attainment, urban/rural residence, and age.
Family Planning Equity Among Youth: Where Are We Now?
Population Bulletin, Vol. 73, No. 1: While the gap in demand satisfied for modern family planning between rich and poor young women is improving, equitable access to family planning is still challenging. Wealth-based inequity remains persistent in most regions of sub-Saharan Africa, even accounting for factors such as educational attainment, urban/rural residence, and age.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
Three Takeaways on the Four Dividends: How Age Structure Change Can Benefit Development
The dividends from demographic change are not limited to the economy. PRB’s new interactive web feature shows how maturing age structures open a window of opportunity across four sectors—health, education, economic, and political.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
The Four Dividends: How Age Structure Change Can Benefit Development
This web feature expands the concept of the demographic dividend to project four potential sets of benefits—in addition to economic growth, it outlines benefits in child survival, education, and political stability.