Forecasting US age structure and the future of social security: The impact of adjustments to official mortality schedules

Population and Development Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 703-727

  Bennett, Neil G ^a   Olshansky, S Jay ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AGING POPULATION; MORTALITY DECLINE; MORTALITY RATE; POPULATION PROJECTION; WELFARE IMPLICATION;

USA;

EID: 0030417585     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2137806     Document Type: Article

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