The gender and intergenerational consequences of the demographic dividend: An assessment of the micro- and macrolinkages between the demographic transition and economic development

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 427-442

  Schultz, T Paul ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; GENDER ROLE; HUMAN CAPITAL;

BANGLADESH; MATLAB;

EID: 75849162965     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhp015     Document Type: Article

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