Abstract
The united states is facing a unique moment in its demographic history, for two reasons. First, as the third largest nation in the world, behind prosperous China and India, the United States has a vital resource that gives it a productive advantage over its industrialized peers—namely, people. In contrast with several western European nations that have been coping with the challenges of below-replacement fertility for several years, the United States sees its population continue to grow, albeit slowly, owing to high levels of both immigration and fertility.¹ Population growth replenishes the labor force with new workers, but in today’s...
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Price We Pay |
| Subtitle of host publication | Economic and Social Consequences of Inadequate Education |
| Editors | Clive R. Belfield, Henry M. Levin |
| Place of Publication | Washington, D.C. |
| Publisher | Brookings Institution Press |
| Pages | 48-73 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780815708636 |
| State | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- Biometrics
- Dividends
- Health sciences
- Demography
- Economic disciplines
- Academic education
- Anthropology
- Population studies
- Human populations
- Immigrant populations
- Education
- Persons
- Ethnic groups
- Censuses
- Children
- Age
- Asians
- Economics
- Human physical characteristics
- Formal education
- Biostatistics
- Academic achievement
- Population growth
- Investment returns
- Social sciences
- Finance
- Academic accomplishments
- Ethnology
- Behavioral sciences
- Financial investments
- Health information
- Educational attainment
- Financial economics
- Health care industry
- Population dynamics
- Hispanics
