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Determinants of the Elderly Share of Population: A Cross-Country Empirical Analysis

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  • Jungsuk Kim

    (Sejong University)

  • Cynthia Castillejos Petalcorin

    (Asian Development Bank)

  • Donghyun Park

    (Asian Development Bank)

  • Shu Tian

    (Asian Development Bank)

Abstract

COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on the elderly, who are over-represented among those who suffered severe illness or death. The obvious implication is that the share of the elderly in the population significantly affects the impact of COVID-19 on the overall health of a country. More generally, the elderly share has far-reaching economic and social ramifications. In this paper, we perform empirical analysis of cross-country data from 1970 to 2018 to identify the determinants of the share of the elderly—i.e., those aged 65 and over—in a country’s population. We find that the quality of health care, life expectancy, and female labor participation increases the elderly share while higher fertility and female education attainment lower the elderly share. In addition, we find that the share is higher for high income countries and countries in Europe and Central Asia.

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  • Jungsuk Kim & Cynthia Castillejos Petalcorin & Donghyun Park & Shu Tian, 2023. "Determinants of the Elderly Share of Population: A Cross-Country Empirical Analysis," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 165(3), pages 941-957, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:165:y:2023:i:3:d:10.1007_s11205-022-03052-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-022-03052-y
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    Keywords

    Population aging; Demographic structure; COVID-19; Public health; Determinants of aging; Elderly;
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    JEL classification:

    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination

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