David K. Foot is a

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and demographer. Foot did his undergraduate work at the

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and his graduate work in economics at

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, where he was supervised by

Martin Feldstein Martin Stuart Feldstein ( ; November 25, 1939 – June 11, 2019) was an American economist. He was the George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University and the president emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER ...

. Following his PhD, he joined the department of economics at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

Economic demographics

After some early works on

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, Foot turned his attention to economic demography. His research focuses on the impact of demographics on economics, especially as pertaining to the aging of the baby boomers. He argues that demographic shifts tend to have important social and economic consequences that are often neglected by policy makers, including aspects such as the changing patterns in crime, leisure activities and school enrollment. In his own words, demographics explains "two-thirds of everything". A non-technical summary of his research on Canadian demographics was presented in his 1996 boo
''Boom Bust & Echo: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Shift''
co-authored with journalist

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. The book went on to become a Canadian national bestseller, and Foot has taken an active role in debates concerning Canadian public policies.

Selected readings

* David K. Foot, "Population Aging", in ''A Canadian Priorities Agenda: Policy Choices to Improve Economics and Social Well-Being'' (edited by J. Leonard, C. Ragan and F. St.-Hilaire), Institute for Research on Public Policy, Montreal, 2007, 181–213. * David K. Foot, "Tourism and Education in Western Europe: A Demographic Perspective", in ''Time shift, Leisure and Tourism: Importance of Time Allocation on Successful Products and Services'' (edited by K. Weiermair, H. Pechlaner and T. Bieger), Berlin, Eric Schmidt Verlag, 2006, 31–48. * David K. Foot, "Easter Island: A Case Study in Non- Sustainability", ''Greener Management International'' 48 (2005), 11–20. * David K. Foot and R. Gomez, "Age Structure, Income Distribution and Economic Growth", ''Canadian Public Policy'' 29 (2003), S141–61. * David K. Foot and D. Stoffman, ''Boom Bust & Echo: Profiting from the Demographic Shift in the 21st Century'', Stoddart, Toronto, (313 pages), 2001.

External links

David Foot/Footwork Consulting Inc.

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