Demographic structure and capital accumulation: A quantitative assessment

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 554-567

  Lau, Sau Him Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Age specific mortality rates; Capital accumulation; Overlapping generations; Population growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349097198     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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