We introduce a new demographic indicator, the remittances‐adjusted support ratio (RASR), which incorporates the support offered through remittances into the existing support ratio (SR). Remittances have increased rapidly in recent decades due to improved technology, and they play a crucial role in the countries that send migrants abroad. This is important as many countries are still undergoing their demographic transitions, and here remittances are particularly relevant. Our formulation of the RASR suggests an alternative in which population pressures are alleviated through migration, but where migrants send remittances and thus provide support without being present in their home countries. We show that the RASR has diverged substantially from the SR in a range of countries during the last three decades. The RASR, therefore, offers new insight into economic and demographic support and constitutes a useful tool for policymakers and researchers in the 21st century.

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汇款-调整后的支持率

我们引入了一个新的人口统计指标，即汇款调整后的支持率（RASR），它将通过汇款提供的支持纳入现有的支持率（SR）中。近几十年来，由于技术进步，汇款迅速增加，在向移民出国的国家中发挥着至关重要的作用。这一点很重要，因为许多国家仍在经历人口结构转型，而汇款在这方面尤为重要。我们制定的 RASR 提出了一种替代方案，即通过移民缓解人口压力，但移民可以在不在本国的情况下汇款并提供支持。我们发现，在过去三十年中，许多国家的 RASR 与 SR 存在很大差异。因此，RASR 为经济和人口支持提供了新的见解，并成为 21 世纪政策制定者和研究人员的有用工具。