Public saving and policy coordination in aging economies

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 379-400

  Flodén, Martin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Demographics; International capital flows; Optimal taxation; Public debt

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; CAPITAL FLOW; DEBT; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON;

EID: 0141906240     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9442.t01-2-00004     Document Type: Article

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