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

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English

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Report; Economic & Sector Work; Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study

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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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