Question

Increase in dependent population?

Answer 1

The result indicates that trade openness leads to an increase in environmental pollution (CO2emission). Trade openness increasesenvironmental pollution by increasingeconomic activities such as mining instead of the importation of energy-efficient technologies which could reduce CO2 emission.

Answer 2

The dependency ratio measures the % of dependent people (not of working age) / number of working people. In the western world, we are seeing an increase in the dependency ratio because the population is living longer. This is creating an increase in the number of people over 65 and higher dependency ratios.Mar 15, 2017