True True 1 1 1 10 True False False DIAA NOURELDIN Load More Podcast Growth Prospects in an Aging World Most advanced economies are witnessing their populations age and labor forces shrink, and the same trend is expected to hold for the largest emerging economies within the decade. So the largely touted demographic dividend of previous decades is making way for a demographic drag. IMF economist Diaa Noureldin says healthy aging and policies that keep people in work longer could offset the drag on growth. DIAA NOURELDIN Demographic change | June 2025 Sustaining Growth in an Aging World Older populations need not lead to slumping economic growth and mounting fiscal pressures BERTRAND GRUSS DIAA NOURELDIN Productivity | September 2024 Eliminating the Productivity Drag Reforms to address misallocation of resources can boost productivity enough to revive stagnating global growth NAN LI DIAA NOURELDIN Inflation | March 2023 How We Missed the Recent Inflation Surge A remarkable demand recovery and changed dynamics in goods and labor markets contributed to misjudgments Christoffer Koch DIAA NOURELDIN See Also Magazine Archives Country Focus Blogs