The effect of life expectancy on fertility, saving, schooling and economic growth: Theory and evidence

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-66

  Zhang, Jie ^a,b   Zhang, Junsen ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fertility; Growth; Human capital; Investments; Longevity

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; LIFE EXPECTANCY; SAVINGS;

EID: 17844389117     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2005.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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