1. Understanding the Demographic Dividend in Ghana, Sierra Leone and the Gambia: A Prospect or Missed Opportunity? • Stephen O. Kwankye, University of Ghana; Eric Arthur, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST); Faustina Frempong-Ainguah, Regional Institute for Population Studies/University of Ghana; Eugenia Amporfu, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.

2. Demographic Dynamics of South Africa’s Youth: Still Searching for the Demographic Dividend • Nompumelelo Nzimande, University of KwaZulu-Natal.

3. Which Policies Promote a Demographic Dividend? An Evidence Review • Kaitlyn Patierno, Population Reference Bureau; Smita Gaith, Population Reference Bureau; Elizabeth Leahy Madsen, Population Reference Bureau (PRB).

4. Savings Models and the Demographic Dividend • Joshua K. Wilde, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Mahesh Karra, Boston University.