Population decline, labor force stability, and the future of the Japanese economy

European Journal of Population

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-227

  Clark, Robert L ^a   Ogawa, Naohiro ^b   Kondo, Makoto ^c   Matsukura, Rikiya ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Low fertility; Population aging; Population decline

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; BIRTH RATE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; POPULATION DECLINE;

JAPAN;

EID: 77951765933     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-009-9179-9     Document Type: Article

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