Session 1: Global Changes in Population Aging

Thursday, May 1 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM Conrad A 2nd Floor

1.	Mortality Decline and Economic Growth in Industrialized Countries  •   Ryan D. Edwards, Stanford University; Shripad Tuljapurkar, Stanford University

2.	Changes and Challenges of Population Aging in China  •   Xiaochun Qiao, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chirayath Suchindran, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3.	The Demographic Window: Challenges and Opportunities  •   Jean Marie Robine, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM); Karen SL. Cheung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Ed Tu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Yi Zeng, Duke University

4.	Population Aging and Population Decline  •   Victoria Velkoff, U.S. Census Bureau

5.	The Persistent Near-Linear Increase of Life Expectancy at Birth in Industrialized Countries: Explanation and Prospects for the Future  •   John R. Wilmoth, University of California, Berkeley

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