The economic implications of population ageing in China and India: Introduction to the special issue

Journal of the Economics of Ageing

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Bloom, David E ^a,b   Eggleston, Karen N ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84914809981     PISSN: 2212828X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeoa.2014.10.002     Document Type: Editorial

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