Demographic change, social security systems, and savings

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-114

  Bloom, David E ^a   Canning, David ^a   Mansfield, Richard K ^b   Moore, Michael ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic change; Population economics; Savings; Social security systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847203279     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoneco.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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