demographics

(noun)

The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.

Related Terms

Examples of demographics in the following topics:

  • Determinants of Long-Run Growth

    • Demographic changes: demographic factors influence economic growth by changing the employment to population ratio.

  • Compensation Differentials

    • Some differences in wage rates across places, occupations, and demographic groups can be explained by compensation differentials.

  • Introduction to Microeconomics

    • These systems include (but are not limited to) economic, political, religious, social, geographic, demographic, legal, and moral systems.

  • Personal Income

    • Estimates are available by demographic characteristics of householders and by the composition of households.

  • Distribution Effects of Inflation

    • In demographic terms, this often manifests as a transfer from older individuals, who are wealthier and tend to hold their savings in more conservative assets such as cash and bonds, to younger individuals, who have more debt and tend to hold their savings in more aggressive assets such as stocks.

  • Catch-Up: Possible, but not Certain

    • Demographics: demographics change the employment to population ratio as well as the labor force participation rate.

  • Subsidies and Income Supports

    • Politics must find a way to mitigate the negative consequences while increasing the positive effects, allowing for balanced and healthy consumption across all demographics.

  • Recessions

    • These indicators in turn, reflect underlying drivers such as employment levels and skills, household savings rates, corporate investment decisions, interest rates, demographics, and government policies.

  • Growth in the Rest of the World

    • The five largest contributors to global output contraction were Italy, Finland, Bulgaria, Algeria, and the Demographic Republic of Congo.

  • A New Economy?

    • Current trends suggested that by 2030, there would be fewer than three workers for every person over the age of 65, compared to seven in 1950 -- an unprecedented demographic transformation that the CED predicted would leave businesses scrambling to find workers.