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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 20 Apr 2013

    The median age in Germany is 45.3. In Nigeria, it's 17.9. How birth rates affect growth:http://on.wsj.com/13C6xVO 

    11:36 PM - 20 Apr 2013
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      1. Antoni Garrell Guiu‏ @AntoniGarrell 20 Apr 2013
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        Bdia. Un món asimètric RT: @WSJ The median age in Germany is 45.3 In Nigeria it's 17.9. How birth rates affect growth http://on.wsj.com/13C6xVO 

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      1. sara cristaldi‏ @saracristaldi 20 Apr 2013
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        “@WSJ: The median age in Germany is 45.3. In Nigeria, it's 17.9. How birth rates affect growth: http://on.wsj.com/13C6xVO ” - Interessante

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      2. Opinion. That's Enough.‏ @geonal 20 Apr 2013
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        . @wsj When parents die off their opharns tend to marry earlier, waste meagre family wealth, bear more children. #YouthBulge in Africa.

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      3. Opinion. That's Enough.‏ @geonal 20 Apr 2013
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        . @wsj Poverty in Africa is a vicious cycle wound around the massive early deaths of her wiser, productive 29-65yo parents.

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      1. Braden‏ @BradenMack 21 Apr 2013
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        Why does @WSJ tweet everything twice? So hard-up for content that they resort to re-runs?

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      1. Lisa Neidert‏ @MsDrData 21 Apr 2013
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        This useful illustration of "Birth Rates as Growth Engines" is behind your @WSJ) paywall.

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      1. Kevin‏ @kevin9hot 21 Apr 2013
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        평균연령이 경제성장에 미치는 영향 “@WSJ: The median age in Germany is 45.3. In Nigeria, it's 17.9. How birth rates affect growth: http://on.wsj.com/13C6xVO ”

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      1. Andrew Stephens‏ @andrwstephen 21 Apr 2013
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        Fairly logical I suppose @WSJ: The median age in Germany -45.3. In Nigeria -17.9. How birth rates affect growth: http://on.wsj.com/13C6xVO 

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      1. Juliana Loh‏ @bilbaobab 21 Apr 2013
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        RT @WSJ: The median age in Germany is 45.3. In Nigeria, it's 17.9. How birth rates affect growth: http://on.wsj.com/13C6xVO 

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      1. Kristopher Spector‏ @KrisSpector 21 Apr 2013
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        “@WSJ: The median age in Germany is 45.3. In Nigeria, it's 17.9. How birth rates affect growth: http://on.wsj.com/13C6xVO ” @Ssharr Africa?

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      1.  🦈‏ @jkahlilt 20 Apr 2013
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        “@WSJ: The median age in Germany is 45.3. In Nigeria, it's 17.9. How birth rates affect growth: http://on.wsj.com/13C6xVO ”

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      1. Dean Sowers‏ @Dean951 20 Apr 2013
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        @WSJ The story doesn't load.

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      1. Opinion. That's Enough.‏ @geonal 20 Apr 2013
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        . @wsj Yet, it is precisely 29-65 yo's who have experience, skill and wherewithal to innovate, create wealth and access capital meaningfully

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      1. Opinion. That's Enough.‏ @geonal 20 Apr 2013
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        . @wsj Much of Africa lacks healthcare infrastructure for keeping 29-65 year olds alive. Cardiovascular diseases wipe out most of them.

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      1. Francisco Raulino Jr‏ @chico_raulino 20 Apr 2013
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        @WSJ This is called misery.

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      1. Daly O'Brien‏ @TheDoctorDale 20 Apr 2013
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        It's cause of the average lifespan duh “@WSJ: The median age in Germany is 45.3. In Nigeria, it's 17.9. How birth rates affect growth”

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      1. Erik Brown‏ @ErikEBrown 20 Apr 2013
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        Fiscal issue or social issue? “@WSJ: How birth rates affect economic growth: http://on.wsj.com/13C6xVO ”

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