Global population aging and its economic consequences
By: Ronald Lee.
Publisher: AEI Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780844771977
Subjects: Demographic transition; Population aging -- Economic aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The demography of population aging; title: First principles of population aging; title: The demographic transition in slow motion; title: The demographic transition in real time; title: Population aging and dependency; title: International variation in old age dependency ratios; title: Consumption and production over the life cycle; title: More refined measures of production and consumption; title: Estimated consumption and earning for third world populations; title: The U.S.: consumption skewed to the elderly; title: The changing balance of earners and consumers; title: The Indian support ratio from 1950 to 2100; title: The U.S. support ratio over the 21st century; title: Population aging and the accumulation of wealth; title: Aging and saving rates; title: The real world: institutions and intergenerational transfers; title: Capital saturation, transfer policy, national debt, and trade; title: Capital intensification in industrial nations; title: How much capital do we want?; title: Conclusions; title: References; title: About the author.