This presentation discussed the method used in family households, living arrangement projections, and home-based care for older adults in Sri Lanka.

In discussing the presentation on the “Changes in Labor Force Participation in China” by Suqin Ge and Junsen Zhang, the presenter acknowledges the decline in female labor force participation rate in the PRC. He further suggests that this regression would indicate several possible drivers. He also hinted that by comparing the PRC’s female labor force participation with that of other Asian countries, an underlying narrative may possibly emerge.

In discussing the presentation on the “Firm and Worker Dynamics in an Aging Labor Market” by Niklas Engbom, the presenter offers an alternative method to separate the direct age effect on job-to-job mobility. He also encouraged the authors to quantify the contribution of "on-the-job search" on business dynamism, and provide some empirical evidence that the entry rate by age does not change significantly between early and late periods.

The People’s Republic of China is a fast-growing and transitional economy that is experiencing drastic demographic shifts, but little is known about the patterns of labor force participation over time, as well as the sources and determinants of changes in participation rates – both important elements in the understanding of the impact of demographic change on the future of the PRC’s workforce. The authors laid out the current dramatic demographic changes in the PRC, as well as the present changes in the country’s labor force participation rates. ​

In this presentation, the author examined the patterns of labor force participation among the older population in India through different factors such as socio-demographics. He also looked into the determinants of “better jobs” among the older population, and examined the association between technologies in jobs and other factors. He also examined the association between different jobs and satisfaction levels and well-being of the older population.

The author assesses the impact of an aging labor force on business dynamism, labor market fluidity, and economic growth. The analysis embeds endogenous growth through creative destruction in an equilibrium job ladder model, highlighting feedback between the extent of mismatch in the labor market and incentives to innovate. Using cross-state variation and instrumenting for the incidence of aging using lagged age shares, the author found additional empirical support for the prediction of significant effects of aging on dynamism and growth.

In discussing the presentation on the “Malaysian Case Study” by Tey Nai Peng, the presenter noted that Malaysia should seize the opportunity to strengthen its social protection program while the country’s first demographic dividend is positive. He further states that the second dividend can be brought about if consumers and policymakers respond effectively to impending demographic changes through the development of an old-age support system that substitutes capital for transfer wealth.

In this presentation, the author gave an overview of the economic progress, social development, and demographic transition in Malaysia. He also discussed the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020), which gives emphasis on increasing productivity through workforce skill development, innovation and ICT, and the adoption of modern technology.

In discussing the presentation on "Untapped work capacity among old persons and their potential contributions to the ‘silver demographic dividend' in Japan" by Rikiya Matsukura, the presenter noted that the Japanese experience in tackling the issues of population aging provides valuable lessons to other developing countries which are experiencing rapid population aging.