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13 kwi 2024 · Q. Discuss the significance of India's demographic transition in the context of its potential economic growth and global competitiveness. Highlight the opportunities presented by declining fertility rates, increased women's participation in the workforce, and spatial redistribution of labour.
In this paper, we assess the economic benefits of demographic changes in India by employing econometric models and robustness checks based on panel data gathered over a period of more than three decades.
1 mar 2017 · This article critically examines the assumptions behind the demographic dividend hypothesis and tries to assess to what extent India is in a position to tap the potential demographic...
ABSTRACT. Demographic transition is the single most important feature for understanding India’s development. The demographic transition represents both huge past achievements of the country, as well as substantial challenges that lie ahead.
Changes in fertility and mortality are the two most important demographic factors contributing to population growth in India. The total fertility rate (TFR) in India declined from about 6.5 children per woman in the early 1960s to 2.3 children per woman in 2016 (a reduction of 4.2 children per woman in fewer than six decades).
The results imply that a substantial fraction of the growth acceleration that India has experienced since the 1980s—sometimes ascribed exclusively to economic reforms—is attributable to changes in the country’s age structure.
India, the second most populous country in the world has undergone several demographic changes. The current age composition shows high quantum of young population. This is an opportunity for the country if appropriate policy measures are taken.
