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P8751  Population Aging and Public Policy in Developing Countries

Offers an opportunity to students, both from the developed and developing countries, to acquire knowledge and understanding of rapidly changing age structures, its consequences on economic and social policies, and the conditions of older persons. Each student is expected to prepare a substantive paper on a selected aspect of population aging in a particular developing country or a subregion of developing countries—in light of the UN estimate that by 2050 there will be two billion persons aged 60 years and over, and that about 80 percent of them will be living in developing countries.

3 points