‘The Influence of Demographic Transitions on Economic Development in Brazil’, Interview With Ernesto Amaral

Ernesto Amaral discusses the influence of demographic transition on economic development in Brazil.

David Lam discusses the effects of youth population growth on sub-Saharan African economics.

Douglas Wolf discusses disability and long-term care policy in the U.S.

James Poterba, an economics professor at MIT, discusses population aging, retirement savings vehicles, and the challenges of helping individuals effectively prepare for retirement.

This PRB ENGAGE Snapshot demonstrates how family planning can help ensure maximization of the "1,000 day window of opportunity," laying the groundwork for healthy children who can achieve higher both academically and professionally.

In April 2013, the Aspen Institute awarded Kenya, along with the Gambia, Zambia, and with special mention, Sierra Leone, the Resolve Award.

Christelle Kwizera, an activist from Rwanda, spoke at the High-Level Ministry Meeting at the 2013 International Conference on Family Planning, to provide a youth view on policy for family planning and reproductive health.

Phil Martin, professor and chair of the Comparative Immigration and Integration Program at University of California, Davis, talks about the global challenge of managing migration.

Jason Bremner, program director of Population, Health, and Environment at PRB, talks about how family planning is one of the most cost-effective ways of addressing climate change.

In this installment of Distilled Demographics, Carl Haub, senior demographer at PRB, breaks down the dynamics of population momentum, explaining its causes and effects.

Richard Cincotta, a demographer-in-residence at The Stimson Center, talked with PRB about about population and the rise and stability of liberal democracy.

Kate Gilles, policy analyst at PRB, began with a short presentation introducing participants to a framework for the policy process and how policy change happens.