Economics of Changing Age Distributions in Developed Countries

By Ronald D. Lee

Book Overview

The past century has seen dramatic changes in the demographic situation in developed countries. Declining fertility, increasing life expectancy, and widely-varying birth rates have all worked to create dents and bulges in the population age distribution, with many social and economic side-effects. In this book, an international group of eminent scholars analyze changes in America, Britain, Israel, and Japan, presenting the latest economic research on these issues.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198288875
• ISBN13: 9780198288879
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"