Long-term forecast of the demographic transition in Japan and Asia

Asian Economic Policy Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-38

  Komine, Takao ^a   Kabe, Shigesaburo ^b  

^a HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Japan Center for Economic Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Asia; Demographic bonus; Demographic onus; Long term forecast; Low fertility

Indexed keywords

EID: 66849122517     PISSN: 18328105     EISSN: 17483131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3131.2009.01103.x     Document Type: Article

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