Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2015

Effect of Changing Age Structure of India Especially Working Age Population on Economic Growth

Priya Dwivedi, Jyoti Badge

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The development of any country is reflected in the growth of GDP, rise in literacy & employment levels, removal of poverty and inequalities. Population is a very important macroeconomic variable that plays a very significant contributor for the development and growth of the country. Recently India is tagged as one of the youngest nation of the world because of increasing size of persons in the working age acket. The window of opportunity in India had already opened up in the recent past and now India is at the point of reaping the demographic dividend. Among the variety of other macroeconomic factors working age population is one factor that works towards the growth performance of the country. The present paper tries to analyse the effects of changing age structure of India especially working age population on its economic growth.

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Priya Dwivedi, Jyoti Badge Effect of Changing Age Structure of India Especially Working Age Population on Economic Growth Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 2 February 2015

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