A recently released paper called The Wealth of Working Nations found that, after controlling for working-age population (i.e. those age 15-64), historical GDP growth is quite similar across most ...

Two seemingly unrelated demographic trends are sending powerful warning signals to capital markets: emptying high-school classrooms and millions of unused bedrooms. These parallel developments ...

You may have heard the phrase ‘demographic cliff’ tossed around recently. The phrase inspires fear — a fall from a precipice, a steep drop or a tumble downwards. It could imply a stark reduction and ...

The evolving dynamics of global population patterns have profound implications for economic stability, public policy and social development. Today, societies face contrasting demographic realities: ...

Ms. Starr is a law professor at the University of Chicago who studies discrimination and racial disparity. As universities have released demographic information about their new freshman classes — the ...