Vermont Economy Newsletter Long Term Demographic Changes and Economic Problems in Vermont by Art Woolf New England Federal Credit Union March 22, 2006
Vermont Economy Newsletter Short Term Economy Slow, steady, very modest job growth Incomes are healthy in Vermont Housing prices are high and prices will slow
Vermont Economy Newsletter In the Longer Term, A Specter is Haunting Vermont… In the Longer Term, A Specter is Haunting Vermont… Fewer Babies… Means Fewer School Kids… And Fewer Workers… And a Lot More Older People …and the implications are profound
Vermont Economy Newsletter To Understand the Future, Look Backwards… ….About 10,000 Years
Vermont Economy Newsletter From the Beginning of Rime Until 1800: A High Birth Rate - High Death Rate Population Equilibrium 1800: The Demographic Transition Begins in the West Mid 20 th Century: The Demographic Transition Hits the Third World Mid 21 st Century: The World Is At a Low Birthrate, Low Death Rate Equilibrium
Vermont Economy Newsletter A Stylized View of the Demographic Transition
Vermont Economy Newsletter The Big Issue in the Near Term Future for VT: Slow Population Growth
Vermont Economy Newsletter Vermont’s Recent Population History is Unusual
Vermont Economy Newsletter Reasons for the Growth Slowdown: Low Birth Rate Low Net In-migration Few International Immigrants
Vermont Economy Newsletter VT’s Future Does Not Look Like the US
Vermont Economy Newsletter Vermont Will Look Like Florida
Vermont Economy Newsletter 1. Vermont Loses Working Age Population
Vermont Economy Newsletter 2. School Age Population Shrinks as Total Population Slowly Rises
Vermont Economy Newsletter 3. Vermont Will Become Old
Vermont Economy Newsletter The Result: Major Changes in Dependency Ratios
Vermont Economy Newsletter Challenges of Demographic Change How will schools adjust? How will firms adjust to labor force stagnation? How will financial institutions adapt? How will state respond to changing fiscal demands
Vermont Economy Newsletter The Fiscal Implications Are Not Pretty
Vermont Economy Newsletter Solutions? Two models for Vermont: FranceSingapore Planning vs spontaneous order
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Job Growth Will Be Slow as Demographic Changes Begin to be Felt
Vermont Economy Newsletter Income Growth is Healthy
Vermont Economy Newsletter Housing Affordability is Not Bad
Vermont Economy Newsletter The Actual Numbers: World Population Growth 2000 BC to 2000 AD
Vermont Economy Newsletter …And the World Got Richer
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