Much ado about nothing? Demographic bulges, the productivity puzzle, and CPP reform

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 68-78

  Herbert Emery, J C ^a   Rongve, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

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EID: 22444454785     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1999.tb00664.x     Document Type: Article

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