Searching for a New Silver Age in Russia

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Searching for a New Silver Age in Russia | The Drivers and Impacts of Population Aging, Overview Report

2015

World Bank

Russia’s population is expected to age significantly over the next few decades. The coming decline in Russia’s working-age population will pose serious social and economic challenges, but it can also open up opportunities. Without adequate adjustments of policies and behaviors, an aging population can impair national growth and fiscal sustainability. These pessimistic forecasts, however, are based on the unrealistic assumption that individuals and government policy will not change. Achieving healthy, active, and prosperous aging will require policy changes across a host of areas. Policies to support women can both limit population aging and increase labor force participation. Changes in behavior and policy can greatly mitigate the impact of aging on growth and fiscal sustainability. Promoting adult education and better age-management human resources policies at the firm level is essential to improve the employment prospects for older workers and raise productivity across the age spectrum. This volume presents research from the World Bank on the impact of demographic trends in Russia. The first section focuses on the macroeconomic impacts of aging and considers how aging has affected gross domestic product (GDP) growth and convergence among Russian regions since the early 1990s; it also offers alternative approaches to forecasting the relationship between aging and growth. The second section, dealing with the relationship of human development outcomes and demographics, discusses how family policies can help women have more children, and still attain greater and longer participation in the labor force. The last part addresses the role of adult education in improving Russia’s competitiveness and enabling longer and more productive working lives. A final section pulls together the main conclusions.

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Washington, DC

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Care for children; Large numbers of people; Poor health; Levels of education; Gender gap; Older men; Citizens; Newborns; Adult population; Low fertility; Life expectancy; Demographic changes; Fertility patterns; Married couples; Skilled workers; Public policy; Number of children; Young people; Economic inequality; Elderly people; Progress; Health care systems; Number of workers; Adult health; Level of education; Old-age; Labor market; Lifestyles; Number of births; Effects of population; Population and development; Old men; Impacts of population; Reproductive age; Labor force; Large families; Number of women; Early childhood; Gender stereotypes; University education; First birth; Impact of policies; Young children; Communication campaign; Family policies; Discriminatory treatment; United nations population division; Single child; Working-age population; Health care services; Training opportunities; Demographic projections; Dependency ratios; Labor code; Information campaigns; Family support; Human development; Young mothers; Vulnerable groups; Fertility rate; Income inequality; Longer lives; Long-term care; Migrant; Woman; Lifelong learning; Enhancing women; Parental leave; Job creation; Mother; Older women; Disability; Policies on long-term; Older adults; Educational services; Spouse; Market economy; Public awareness; Future generations; Cardiovascular disease; Ministry of education; Live births; Natural resource; Policy framework; Service provision; Labour markets; Childbearing; Spouses; Older age groups; Fertility rates; Government policies; Newborn; Educated mothers; Social science; Old- age; Population division; Population projections; Demographic trends; Insurance schemes; Policy; Unemployment rates; Alcohol consumption; Labor markets; Social tensions; International labor organization; First child; Impact of population; Family income; State university; Maternity leave; Gross national income; Demographic change; Migration policy

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English

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Report

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Searching for a New Silver Age in Russia | The Drivers and Impacts of Population Aging, Overview Report

2015

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