David E. Bloom
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Economist
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and demographer. He is currently the Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography at Harvard University
Harvard University
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and director of its Program on the Global Demography of Aging. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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. His work focuses on the effect of health and demography on economic development, particularly the demographic dividend
Demographic dividend
The demographic dividend is a rise in the rate of economic growth due to a rising share of working age people in a population. This usually occurs late in the demographic transition when the fertility rate falls and the youth dependency rate declines. During this demographic window of opportunity,...
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