Aging and economic growth: empirical analysis using autoregressive distributed lag approach

• Main Authors: Normaz Wana Ismail, Siti Wardah Haji Abd Rahman, Tengku Aizan Tengku Abdul Hamid, Rusmawati Said
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10276/1/07%20Normaz%20Wana%20Ismail.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10276/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol45num9_2016/contentsVol45num9_2016.htm
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of aging on economic growth. The study used dynamic growth model and employed Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach for the period of 1980 to 2011. Three proxies for aging are used namely fertility rate, life expectancy and old dependency...