Can OECD countries afford demographic change?

Australian Economic Review

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-164

  Guest, Ross ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LIVING STANDARD; OECD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 34250203555     PISSN: 00049018     EISSN: 14678462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8462.2007.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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