Global demographic change : economic impacts and policy challenges / a symposium sponsored by Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ; editor Gordon H. Sellon, Jr.

Foreword, vii -- The contributors / Thomas M. Hoenic, ix -- Introduction / Gordon H. Sellon, Jr., xxiii -- Opening remarks / Alan Greenspan, 1 -- Global demographic change: dimensions and economic significance / David E. Bloom, David Canning, 9 -- Commentary: Global demographic change: dimensions and economic significance / Joel Mokyr, 57 -- General discussion, 73 -- Cross-border macroeconomic implications of demographic change / Ralph C. Bryant, 83 -- Commentary: Cross-border macroeconomic implications of demographic change / Axel Börsch-Supan, 145 -- General discussion, 155 -- The impact of population aging on financial markets / James M. Poterba, 163 -- Commentary / Adair Turner, 217 -- General discussion, 229 -- Virtuous in old age: how the IFIs can help prepare for demographic change / Anne O. Krueger, 243 -- Policy challenges of population aging and pension systems in Latin America / Vittorio Corbo, 257 -- The challenges of population aging: an international perspective / Donald J. Johnston, 281 -- Fiscal challenges of population aging: the Asian experience / Rakesh Mohan, 299 -- General discussion, 359 -- Demographic changes and international factor mobility / John F. Helliwell, 369 -- Commentary / Alan M. Taylor, 421 -- General discussion, 437 -- Overview Panel / Charles R. Bean, 447 -- Overview Panel / Nancy Birdsall, 445 -- Overview Panel / Jacob A. Frenkel, 471 -- General discussion, 479 -- The participants, 493.