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Author/Editor:
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Cheng, Kevin C.
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February 01, 2003
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Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.
The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate
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Summary:
This study assesses the economic implications of China's changing population in the 21st century using a numerical general equilibrium model. The simulations show that lower fertility rates yield lower saving rates. Since lower fertility rates reduce the future supply of labor, capital will become less productive. Consequently, if international capital mobility is high in China, a low fertility rate implies more future capital outflows. But if capital is less mobile, low fertility today lowers the domestic return to capital and raises the domestic return to labor. In addition, the paper finds no significant link between demographic structures and per capita income growth.
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Working Paper No. 03/29
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Population | China | Aging | Capital flows | Savings | Economic models | China, People's Republic of
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demographic structure | capital flows | savings |
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English
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Publication Date:
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February 01, 2003
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ISBN/ISSN:
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1934-7073
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WPIEA0292003
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30
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