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Most advanced economies are witnessing their populations age and labor forces shrink, and the same trend is expected to hold for the largest emerging economies within the decade. So the largely touted demographic dividend of previous decades is making way for a demographic drag. IMF economist Diaa Noureldin says healthy aging and policies that keep people in work longer could offset the drag on growth.
DIAA NOURELDIN
Demographic change | June 2025
Older populations need not lead to slumping economic growth and mounting fiscal pressures
BERTRAND GRUSS
Productivity | September 2024
Reforms to address misallocation of resources can boost productivity enough to revive stagnating global growth
NAN LI
Inflation | March 2023
A remarkable demand recovery and changed dynamics in goods and labor markets contributed to misjudgments
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