Demographic dividends revisited

Asian Development Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1-25

  Williamson, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Demographic dividends; Demographic transitions; Growth; Inequality

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BRAIN DRAIN; CAPITAL FLOW; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; HUMAN CAPITAL; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

ASIA;

EID: 84883702387     PISSN: 01161105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/ADEV_a_00013     Document Type: Article

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