Front Matter Page
Middle Eastern Department
Contents
I. Introduction
II. The New Demography of MED
III. MED’s Demographic Gift
IV. Employment Opportunities
V. Housing Construction as an Engine of Growth
VI. Policy Implications
Tables
1. Selected Regions: Key Population Data, 1970, 2000, 2015
2. Selected Regions: Age Structure of the Population, 1970, 2000, 2015
3. Selected MED Countries: Employment, 1973–2015
4. Selected MED Countries: The Augmented Demographic Gift
5. Selected MED Countries: Total Factor Productivity Growth Requirements
6. Selected Countries: Key Housing Data, 2000
Boxes
1. Demographic Data Sources
2. Estimating the Need for Housing
References