Demographics
The world economy will never again experience the rapid growth rates seen prior to the financial crisis of 2007–2008, according to economist Dambisa Moyo. The reasons? Technology and demographics.
Global economist and author Dambisa Moyo feels that demographic imbalances will be a key source of challenge and of opportunity for enhancing the prospects for long-term global prosperity.
Amlan Roy of Credit Suisse says that global demographics have been misunderstood, misinterpreted, and misapplied by macroeconomists, investors, practitioners, and actuaries.
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Once upon a time, Japan boasted one of the lowest divorce rates in the world. However, over the past two decades, divorces have escalated sharply. According to statistics from Japan’s Ministry of Health, among the 708,000 couples that were… READ MORE ›