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Economics

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Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth"....
 the dependency ratio is an age-population ratio of those typically not in the labor force
Labor force

In economics, the people in the labor force are the suppliers of labor. The labor force is all the nonmilitary people who are employed or unemployed....
 (the dependent part) and those typically in the labor force (the productive part). In published international statistics, the dependent part usually includes those under the age of 16 and over the age of 64. The productive part makes up the population in between, ages 16 - 64.






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In economics
Economics

File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
 and geography
Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth"....
 the dependency ratio is an age-population ratio of those typically not in the labor force
Labor force

In economics, the people in the labor force are the suppliers of labor. The labor force is all the nonmilitary people who are employed or unemployed....
 (the dependent part) and those typically in the labor force (the productive part). In published international statistics, the dependent part usually includes those under the age of 16 and over the age of 64. The productive part makes up the population in between, ages 16 - 64. It is normally expressed as a percentage. This gives:

This ratio is important because as it increases, there may be an increased cost on the productive part of the population to maintain the upbringing
Child

A child is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor , otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority....
 and pension
Pension

In general, a pension is an arrangement to provide people with an income when they are no longer earning a regular income from employment.The terms retirement plan or superannuation refer to a pension granted upon retirement ....
s of the economically dependent. There are direct impacts on financial elements like social security
Social security

Social security primarily refers to a social insurance program providing social protection, or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others....
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The (total) dependency ratio can be partitioned into the child dependency ratio and the aged dependency ratio:


See also

  • Demographic economics
    Demographic economics

    Demographic economics or population economics is the application of economics to demography, the study of human populations, including size, growth, density, distribution, and vital statistics....
  • Generational accounting
    Generational accounting

    Generational accounting is a method of accounting for redistribution of lifetime tax burdens across generations from social insurance, including social security and social health insurance....


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