1.

A. Japan witnessed an incredible economic boom in the latter half of

>the 20th century. In theory, which stage of the demographic

>transition would make the demographic dividend possible?Please

>support with two graphs illustrating the idealized demographic transition, one showing

>the change in vital rates and the other showing the change in

>old-age-, youth-, and total-dependency ratios.

B. If a population sees a large fertility decline in year "0" and

>the fertility remains low from then on...

C. Approximately in how many years later would the total

>dependency ratio reach the first minimum?

D. What would happen to the TDR after this first minimum?

> A. It will stay at this low level from now on because fertility remains low.

> B. It will stay low until the larger cohorts ahead of the small

>cohorts all begin to retire and the elderly population starts to

>become larger relative to the working age population.

> C. It will stay low until the small cohorts all begin to retire.

> D. It will stay low until the generation of the small cohorts

>enters the workforce.