01761cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001163 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451846096 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Bhattacharya, Rina. Demographic Transition in the Middle East : Implications for Growth, Employment, and Housing / Rina Bhattacharya, Tarik Yousef, Pierre Dhonte. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (25 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The working age population is expected to grow faster in the Middle East than in any other region in the world between now and 2015-rising annually by 2.7 percent, or 10 million people. This demographic explosion presents the region with a major challenge in terms of providing jobs, incomes, and housing for the growing population, but the expanding labor force can also be seen as an opportunity to generate higher per capita income growth on a sustainable basis. The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of market-friendly institutions in turning the challenge into opportunity. Mode of access: Internet Dhonte, Pierre. Yousef, Tarik. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/041 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/041/001.2000.issue-041-en.xml IMF e-Library