Will Korea Welcome More Migrants Than Japan?
Maybe "Korean multiculturalism" won't be an oxymoron in the near future. When it comes to the least fertile countries in the world, East Asian ones are pretty much at the bottom of glo…
Showing posts with the label Demography
More on How Aging Societies Hinder Growth
There's an interesting article on Bloomberg drawing on recent work from HSBC on how aging populations in different countries are likely to be a drag on their growth. Japan is, of course, today&#…
Two-Child Policy & China's 'Asian Tigerization'
China needs more babies. That the world's lowest fertility rates belong to Asian tiger economies belies the saying about "being a tiger in bed" to denote virility. In development studie…
BoJ's Kuroda, Monetary Kamikaze Without a Pause
Kuroda-san administers smelling salts to Japan's economy & asks it how many fingers he's holding up. I have long been fascinated with the apparent disconnect between the typical Japanese …
Reviving Japan: From Abenomics to Womenomics
While Japan is a country which much to be proud of, its record in promoting gender equality may not be one of them--yet. Among OECD countries, the wage disparity among sexes is third greatest in Jap…
Enlivening Naypyitaw, Myanmar's "Ghost Capital"
Where Google Earth fears to tread. Welcome to Naypyitaw In the pantheon of vanity projects, there is none more hubristic than establishing a nation's capital in the middle of nowhere. The archety…
So, Just How Urbanized is Our World?
To be exact, it is 52.1% urbanized in terms of persons living in cities according to the latest 2011 figures from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). Having turned the corner…