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Demographic dividend in Saudi Arabia: From age structural changes to economic gains

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  • Al-Khraif Rshood M.

    (Center for Population Studies, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

  • Salam Asharaf Abdul

    (Center for Population Studies, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

  • Rashid Mohd Fadzil Abdul

    (Department of Built Environment Studies and Technology Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Malaysia)

Abstract

Aim/purpose – The demographic dividend, defined as the proportion of working age to the rest of the population, is an opportunity seen mainly in developing countries, resulting from demographic transition. Efforts to maximize gains from it are crucial, especially for the Arabian Gulf states, where labor force demands are met at the danger of native youth unemployment that leads to issues of human resources utilization. This research on Saudi Arabian demographic dividend aims at tracking changes in the age structure, labor force participation, and prospects leading to economic gains.

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  • Al-Khraif Rshood M. & Salam Asharaf Abdul & Rashid Mohd Fadzil Abdul, 2022. "Demographic dividend in Saudi Arabia: From age structural changes to economic gains," Journal of Economics and Management, Sciendo, vol. 44(1), pages 19-37, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:jecman:v:44:y:2022:i:1:p:19-37:n:16
    DOI: 10.22367/jem.2022.44.02
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    1. Gemma Abío & Concepció Patxot & Miguel Sánchez-Romero & Guadalupe Souto, 2017. "The welfare state and demographic dividends," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 36(48), pages 1453-1490.
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    Keywords

    demographic transition; accounting effect; age-sex structure; labor force; median age;
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    JEL classification:

    • B55 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Social Economics
    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General

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