Implications of population ageing for economic growth

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 583-612

  Bloom, David E ^a   Canning, David ^a   Fink, Günther ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Economic policy; Labour force participation; Life expectancy; Population ageing; Retirement age

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING POPULATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OECD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY REFORM; RETIREMENT;

EID: 79956015864     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grq038     Document Type: Article

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