Mortality Decline and Economic Growth in Industrialized Countries • Ryan D. Edwards, Stanford University ; Shripad Tuljapurkar, Stanford University

Changes and Challenges of Population Aging in China • Xiaochun Qiao, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Chirayath Suchindran, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Demographic Window: Challenges and Opportunities • Jean Marie Robine, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) ; Karen SL. Cheung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ; Ed Tu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ; Yi Zeng, Duke University

Population Aging and Population Decline • Victoria Velkoff, U.S. Census Bureau

The Persistent Near-Linear Increase of Life Expectancy at Birth in Industrialized Countries: Explanation and Prospects for the Future • John R. Wilmoth, University of California, Berkeley