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1 – 10 of 20Policies in the 1980s to restrict the birth rate gave China a demographic dividend, with an enlarged working population driving GDP growth, but that has been exhausted. The…
The Labor government brought forward this IGR, which appears only two years after the 2021 edition rather than the usual five, suggesting that its multi-decade perspective would…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281826
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Economic growth has been meagre for decades despite increases in the working-age population.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280685
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The Senate vote was the last hurdle the bill had to clear in Congress before President Michel Temer could sign it into law. The approval of this reform, which represents the most…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222101
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In January, President Rodrigo Duterte with congress’s support ordered pensions benefits under the government-run Social Security System (SSS) to be boosted by 1,000 pesos per…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225410
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The decline in the workforce as a share of the population will take a toll on economic output and put pressure on government finances.
Labour remittances and the Ukrainian economy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238012
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Pension pressures in Costa Rica.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218473
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The regulation, issued on February 2, comes amid ongoing controversy over the job creation law which President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s government enacted in November 2020. In…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267453
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It includes large federal stimulus spending to spur economic growth and to alleviate the worst impacts of the collapse in global commodity prices, particularly oil. The budget…