Realizing Demographic Dividends in the Republic of Congo

Between 2005 and 2015 the population living in poverty decreased substantially due to increased government revenues from high oil prices and the expansionary spending that accompanied these revenues. However, despite the recent substantial reduction in poverty, results commensurate with its level...

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Main Authors:	Skoufias, Emmanuel, Zine Eddine El Idrissi, Moulay Driss
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS HEALTH SERVICES EMPLOYMENT FERTILITY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LABOR MARKET EDUCATION LABOR SKILLS SCHOOL ATTENDENCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/770431593672420162/Realizing-Demographic-Dividends-in-the-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34143

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spelling	okr-10986-341432021-05-25T09:54:57Z Realizing Demographic Dividends in the Republic of Congo Skoufias, Emmanuel Zine Eddine El Idrissi, Moulay Driss DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS HEALTH SERVICES EMPLOYMENT FERTILITY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LABOR MARKET EDUCATION LABOR SKILLS SCHOOL ATTENDENCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION Between 2005 and 2015 the population living in poverty decreased substantially due to increased government revenues from high oil prices and the expansionary spending that accompanied these revenues. However, despite the recent substantial reduction in poverty, results commensurate with its level of GDP and natural resource endowment have yet to be achieved. Furthermore, during the years of strong economic growth, the economy created jobs, but these were offset by the population growth. The analysis in this report lays the groundwork for more effective actions accelerating the demographic transition in Congo and facilitating the realization of the potential demographic dividend. With the right set of policies in place, the change in the structure of the population during the demographic transition offers an opportunity to capitalize on the “demographic dividend” that can help generate additional growth in the future. 2020-07-17T16:57:47Z 2020-07-17T16:57:47Z 2020-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/770431593672420162/Realizing-Demographic-Dividends-in-the-Republic-of-Congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34143 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study Africa Congo, Republic of
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spellingShingle	DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS HEALTH SERVICES EMPLOYMENT FERTILITY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LABOR MARKET EDUCATION LABOR SKILLS SCHOOL ATTENDENCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION Skoufias, Emmanuel Zine Eddine El Idrissi, Moulay Driss Realizing Demographic Dividends in the Republic of Congo
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description	Between 2005 and 2015 the population living in poverty decreased substantially due to increased government revenues from high oil prices and the expansionary spending that accompanied these revenues. However, despite the recent substantial reduction in poverty, results commensurate with its level of GDP and natural resource endowment have yet to be achieved. Furthermore, during the years of strong economic growth, the economy created jobs, but these were offset by the population growth. The analysis in this report lays the groundwork for more effective actions accelerating the demographic transition in Congo and facilitating the realization of the potential demographic dividend. With the right set of policies in place, the change in the structure of the population during the demographic transition offers an opportunity to capitalize on the “demographic dividend” that can help generate additional growth in the future.
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author	Skoufias, Emmanuel Zine Eddine El Idrissi, Moulay Driss
author_facet	Skoufias, Emmanuel Zine Eddine El Idrissi, Moulay Driss
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title	Realizing Demographic Dividends in the Republic of Congo
title_short	Realizing Demographic Dividends in the Republic of Congo
title_full	Realizing Demographic Dividends in the Republic of Congo
title_fullStr	Realizing Demographic Dividends in the Republic of Congo
title_full_unstemmed	Realizing Demographic Dividends in the Republic of Congo
title_sort	realizing demographic dividends in the republic of congo
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
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Realizing Demographic Dividends in the Republic of Congo

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