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 strains. Population aging drains pension systems; unusually large generations experience educational disadvantages, reduced wages, and increased unemployment; and changing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198295030
• ISBN13: 9780198295037
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"