Demographic change, human capital and welfare

Review of Economic Dynamics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-107

  Ludwig, Alexander ^a   Schelkle, Thomas ^b   Vogel, Edgar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distribution of welfare; Human capital; Population aging; Rate of return

Indexed keywords

EID: 84455161063     PISSN: 10942025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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