Episode 28: China's Demographic Time Bomb

Stephanomics

• Episode: Episode 28: China's Demographic Time Bomb
• Website: Stephanomics
• Feed URL: http://feeds.bloomberg.fm/BLM8939407484
• Duration: 00:24:11
• Published: 2016-03-10 15:57

Worries about China's slowdown have dominated headlines since the beginning of the year. But beneath the day-to-day volatility is a simmering crisis: A rapidly aging population and an already shrinking workforce. Enda Curran, Bloomberg's chief Asia economics correspondent, joins Aki to discuss what these demographic trends will mean for a country still in the midst of transitioning from a developing to developed economy, and how China won't be alone in facing the consequences of an older society. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com