| Aging and Economic Growth in the Pacific Region Subjects: Economics Finance Business & Industry; Economics; Economic Theory & Philosophy; Microeconomics; International Economics; Development Economics; The Pacific region is in the final stage of the demographic transition with declining fertility and expanding life expectancy, where significant changes in population size and age distribution, i.e. "aging" have been and will be witnessed. They are unprecedented and going to affect economic growth in various ways. Akira Kohsaka has been affiliated with School of International Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan, since last April, 2011. Receiving Ph.D in economics at Stanford University in 1984, he worked for Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo (1975-88), Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University (1988-94) and Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University (1994-2011). His major field includes international economics and development economics. His contribution to academic associations included vice president of East Asian Economic Association (2001-), the editor of Asian Economic Journal (2001-2006), and international steering committee member of Pacific Forum for Trade and Development (PAFTAD) (1998-). |