Does Population Aging Affect the Rebound of Fertility?

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10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_66How to use a DOI?

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Population aging; Total fertility rate; Dependency ratio

Abstract

This paper provides empirical evidence to confirm the links between population aging and fertility. On the one hand, persistently low fertility rates have led to a gradual reduction in the size of birth cohorts, accelerating the aging process over time through the “denominator effect” and challenging the stability of aging societies and the development of pension systems. On the other hand, the increase in the proportion of older people leads to a higher dependency ratio, which increases the pressure on the working-age population to retire and inhibits fertility intentions, thus inhibiting the rebound of fertility. The results of empirical analysis show that population aging prevents the rebound of fertility; one possible mechanism is that the pressures of caring for the elderly make female labor force participation higher.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lei Miao
AU  - Cheng Huang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/29
TI  - Does Population Aging Affect the Rebound of Fertility?
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 6th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 534
EP  - 541
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_66
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-31-2_66
ID  - Miao2022
ER  -