The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, the Demographic Dividend (DD) Initiative, and the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) invite you to watch the following webinar:
Introducing the Demographic Dividend Luminaries Series
Highlighting the Work of Outstanding Researchers Investigating the Demographic Dividend
In this inaugural session of the Demographic Dividend (DD) Luminaries Event Series Economist and early pioneer of DD research David Canning, Ph.D., who coined the term “demographic dividend” along with fellow Harvard economist David Bloom, joined us to discuss the following topics:
- Early DD research
- Population age structure
- Economic growth
- Women’s empowerment
- Key DD indicators
Dr. Canning discusses how he initially started researching the DD and gives country-specific examples of how people are making progress toward achieving the DD around the world.
This event aired on:
🗓️ Tuesday, 16 August 2022
💬 English
📍 via Zoom
Featured Speakers
David Canning, Ph.D.
Economist;
Early Pioneer of DD Research;
Richard Saltonstall Professor of Population Sciences;
Professor of Economics and International Health
Ian Salas, Ph.D.
Assistant Scientist
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH)
