Population aging, the costs of health care for the elderly and growth

Journal of Macroeconomics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 472-493

  Tabata, Ken ^a  

^a KOBE CITY UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Costs of health care of the elderly; Life expectancy; Long term care policy; Population aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344478212     PISSN: 01640704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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