Demographic dividend and economic growth in emerging economies: fresh evidence from the SAARC countries

Jafrin, Nusrat; Mahi, Masnun; Masud, Muhammad Mehedi; Ghosh, Deboshree

doi:10.1108/ijse-08-2020-0588

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“…But women arguably have less access to these opportunities because of many social norms and a lack of education and skills. Jafrin et al (2021) observe demographic dividend impacted the economic growth of the five SAARC countries but this economic growth is unaffected by trade openness and unemployment rates in these countries. The authors find that the rate of labor force participation is negatively related to the GDP growth rate in the aggregated model in the SAARC countries.…”

Section: Saarc and Sadc: Income-based Classificationmentioning

confidence: 90%

Female Labor Force Participation in SAARC and SADC Countries: Understanding the Impact of Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies and Access to Electricity

2023

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In the 21 st century globalized world, each country is striving to grow be it high, uppermiddle, lower-middle, or low-income countries. The regional groups; SAARC and SADC have mixed of both lower-middle-income economies and upper-middle-income economies. The abundance of labour resources and natural resources distinguishes it from all other regional groups. These regional groups face structural dualism, institutional dualism, and wage dualism as the greatest challenge. Male and female labour force participation is important for the faster growth of any economy. The economies of both regional groups show variation in female labour force participation. The study aims to examine the female labour force participation in SAARC and SADC countries. It tries to analyze the impact of access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking and access to electricity on female labour force participation in SAARC and SADC countries. The study tries to co-relate the factors and tries to look at the trend of all three; female labour force participation rate, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking and access to electricity from 2000 to 2019. The findings derived from this study are anticipated to help the two regional blocs and other similar developing countries worldwide to partially attain the clean energy transition targets mentioned under the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals agenda of the United Nations. The move of the clean energy transition will not only improve the health of females but will save their time as well to participate in the labour force if they are willing to do so. The recommendations made in the paper will be valuable for policymakers to understand the role of females in nation-building and will push the Government's attention towards strengthening the existing policies and formulating new policies.

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Section: Saarc and Sadc: Income-based Classificationmentioning

confidence: 90%

Female Labor Force Participation in SAARC and SADC Countries: Understanding the Impact of Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies and Access to Electricity

2023

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“…Using data from a SAARC nation panel between 1990 and 2017 for Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, Jafrin et al (2021) evaluate the link between demographic dividend and economic growth. Their findings also support prior research in the South Asian setting, which found that demographic dividend boosts economic growth.…”

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Nexus between demographic dividend and economic growth: A systematic review with bibliometric exploration

Jafrin,

Saif,

Masud

et al. 2024

Multidiscip. Rev.

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Since every country is going through distinct stages of demographic change over different periods, the demographic dividend has become a prevalent issue in the domain of economic review. The influence of the demographic dividend on economic growth remains a subject of debate; therefore, it is opportune to reexamine this topic. This systematic review with bibliometric assessment aims to add augmented insights to the current body of knowledge on the nexus between demographic dividend and economic growth. Hence, a total of 427 published papers from both the Scopus and Web of Science databases were assessed using the updated PRISMA flow diagram to classify 24 relevant research publications. The bibliometric data from the 24 related articles were analysed using VOSviewer to construct co-occurrence network maps. After critically examining the identified papers, five thematic clusters were established. Accounting, behavioural, and human capital effects were recognised as broad themes based on the five thematic clusters. Governments, policymakers, and stakeholders can use the findings of this study to make long-term decisions in the domain of demographic dividend and economic growth.

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“…Can we see here an opportunity for developing countries and countries in transition, which have a high birth rate? This question was treated by several authors such as Jafrin et al (2021) who highlighted that appropriate policies need to be defined and adopted in order to strengthen the considerable benefits of demographic dividend on economic growth; the workforce is at least almost utilized.…”

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Population and economic development: A counterintuitive relationship for a sustainable world

Benmoussa¹

2023

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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The world population continues to grow, generating a rapid consumption of the earth’s resources that do not have enough time to regenerate. On one side, some economists warn about restricting the population increase that penalizes countries favoring birth control. Conversely, the widespread way of thinking pushing toward galloping demography can be uneconomic. Is the straight correlation between solid demographics and high economic growth correct in a complex and highly nonlinear system? Is the assumption behind the quasi-postulate indicating infinite growth true? This paper attempts to explain the divergent viewpoints regarding the impact of population size on economic development by offering a holistic model instead of a linear cause-and-effect analysis and its variations we find in the majority of works on the subject that neglect the higher-order interactions between various factors, generating approximate, even biased answers due to a legitimate desire to simplify complex phenomena. A systemic model integrating population growth, technology, and economy in a fully endogenous way and in a finite world is proposed, simultaneously highlighting sustainability's role through two main variables, namely “Population” and “Carrying Capacity” of earth. The model tries to find the right balance between those, alarmists, who advocate a soon uncontrolled situation, and others, easygoing, and warn against any drastic form of growth limitation susceptible to plunging billions of people into poverty. It contributes to establishing the conditions for preserving the environment while stimulating the economy in a sustainable manner, with population evolution in the foreground.

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Demographic dividend and economic growth in emerging economies: fresh evidence from the SAARC countries

Cited by 11 publications

References 39 publications

Female Labor Force Participation in SAARC and SADC Countries: Understanding the Impact of Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies and Access to Electricity

Female Labor Force Participation in SAARC and SADC Countries: Understanding the Impact of Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies and Access to Electricity

Nexus between demographic dividend and economic growth: A systematic review with bibliometric exploration

Population and economic development: A counterintuitive relationship for a sustainable world

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