The role of ageing in the growth of government and social welfare spending in the OECD

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 917-931

  Sanz, Ismael ^a   Velázquez, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Composition of government expenditure; Public sector size

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048988085     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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