Asian ageing: The relationship between the elderly population and economic growth in the Asian context.

ABSTRACT: The elderly population and economic growth have been a contentious topic among researchers. Regardless of the economic growth rate, the population and its growth have a stimulating influence on economic development. This study aims to explore the relationship between the elderly population and economic growth in 15 Asian countries, based on secondary data gathered from the WDI (World Development Indicators) from 1961 to 2021. This research contributes to filling the empirical gap, capturing the Granger causality concerning the relationship between the elderly population and economic growth in the Asian context in a single study. The empirical findings highlighted a one-way Granger causality from economic growth to the elderly population for India, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore while vice

SUBMITTER: Jayawardhana T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10124889 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature