The Contributions of Demographic Factors to Economic Growth

Mykola Pasichnyi


Faculty of Finance and Accounting, Department of Finance, Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics (Ukraine)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7663-776X

Anton Nepytaliuk


Faculty of Economics, Department of Management and Behavioral Economics, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University (Ukraine)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7890-3889

Abstract

In this paper, an updated approach to evaluate the contribution of demographic factors to economic development is proposed. The forecasted shifts in public production were considered with respect to the institutional framework. The relationship between the main demographic variables and the economic growth for the sample of 45 advanced and emerging market economies from 1990 to 2017 was examined, applying the unbalanced panel data method. Over the period, in the sample, an essential increase in life expectancy adversely affected the real GDP per capita growth rate. The empirical investigation pointed out that the above demographic variable was strongly linked to nominal GDP per capita. In advanced economies, the examined demographic indicator was considerably higher than in emerging ones. We found out that an increase in the working-aged stratum substantially reduced the real GDP dynamics, but that interconnection was not robust. In the long-run, the institutional framework should be taken into account to achieve favorable public performance. Demographic variables should be forecasted and calibrated, regarding the endogenous economic triggers. Both public and private investments matter.


Keywords:

population, human capital, demographic sustainability, economic growth

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2021-01-04

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Pasichnyi, M., & Nepytaliuk, A. (2021). The Contributions of Demographic Factors to Economic Growth. Problemy Ekorozwoju, 16(1), 219–229. https://doi.org/10.35784/pe.2021.1.24

Authors

Mykola Pasichnyi 

Faculty of Finance and Accounting, Department of Finance, Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7663-776X

Authors

Anton Nepytaliuk 

Faculty of Economics, Department of Management and Behavioral Economics, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7890-3889

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