Demographics and interest rates in Asia

Demographic developments have been regarded as one important cause of the long-term movement in global interest rates. This paper provides empirical evidence of the relationship between demographics and interest rates over a wide sample of advanced and emerging market economies. It also finds that c...

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Main Authors: Arslanalp, S. (Author), Lee, J. (Author), Rawat, U. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2019
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520 3 |a Demographic developments have been regarded as one important cause of the long-term movement in global interest rates. This paper provides empirical evidence of the relationship between demographics and interest rates over a wide sample of advanced and emerging market economies. It also finds that capital account openness limits the direct sensitivity of a country's interest rates to its own demographics. The results suggest that future demographic developments will continue to apply downward pressure on the interest rates in Asia which foresees a rapid aging. © 2019 International Monetary Fund 
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