Population aging, intergenerational transfers and the macroeconomy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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9781847200990

Population aging, intergenerational transfers and the macroeconomy.

Ed. by Robert Clark et al.

Edward Elgar Publishing

2007

307 pages

$85.00

Hardcover

HB1531

Twenty-two academics and researchers from North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia contribute 11 chapters examining the socioeconomic aspects of population aging; the chapters arose from papers presented at a...

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