How the lifecycle deficit is financed in Senegal (Latif Dramani, Fahd Ndiaye and Ouarmé Alaya)
Policymakers in Africa can maximize the Demographic Dividend related to falling fertility and mortality rates by increasing investment in the human capital of children through improved education and enhanced healthcare delivery. Analysis of National Transfer Accounts (NTA) in Senegal provides estimates of per capita consumption and labor income at each age as well as assets held and transfers received and paid out for each age group.