Age structure effects and growth in the OECD, 1950-1990

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 431-449

  Lindh, Thomas ^a   Malmberg, Bo ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age structure; Growth; Human capital; Technology barriers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033482494     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050107     Document Type: Article

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