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Uncertain lifetime, fertility and social security

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Akira Yakita () (Department of Economics, Chukyo University, 101-2 Yagoto-Honmachi, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8666, Japan)

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Investigating the effects of population aging on fertility and economic growth, we show that an increase in life expectancy lowers the fertility rate and raises life-cycle savings, and that a pay-as-you-go social security does not reverse the effect on fertility.

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Population Economics.

Volume (Year): 14 (2001)
Issue (Month): 4 ()
Pages: 635-640
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Note: Received: 10 March 2000/Accepted: 28 April 2000
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Keywords: Fertility; uncertain lifetime; social security;

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D91 - Microeconomics - - Intertemporal Choice and Growth - - - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving
H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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  1. Akira Yakita, 2008. "Ageing and public capital accumulation," International Tax and Public Finance, Springer, vol. 15(5), pages 582-598, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Michele Boldrin & Maria Cristina De Nardi & Larry E. Jones, 2005. "Fertility and Social Security," Levine's Bibliography 666156000000000506, UCLA Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Akira Yakita, 2006. "Life expectancy, money, and growth," Journal of Population Economics, Springer, vol. 19(3), pages 579-592, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Megumi Mochida, 2005. "Child Allowances, Fertility, and Uncertain Lifetime," Discussion Papers in Economics and Business 05-11, Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics and Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP). [Downloadable!]
  5. Leif Andreassen, 2004. "Mortality, fertility and old age care in a two-sex growth model," Discussion Papers 378, Research Department of Statistics Norway. [Downloadable!]
  6. Andrew Mason & Tomoko Kinugasa, 2005. "East Asian Economic Development: Two Demographic Dividends," Economics Study Area Working Papers 83, East-West Center, Economics Study Area. [Downloadable!]
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  7. Bernhard Babel & Eckart Bomsdorf & Rafael Schmidt, 2008. "Forecasting German mortality using panel data procedures," Journal of Population Economics, Springer, vol. 21(3), pages 541-555, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  8. Kazutoshi Miyazawa, 2005. "Growth and Inequality: A Demographic Explanation," STICERD - Distributional Analysis Research Programme Papers 75, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE. [Downloadable!]
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  9. Megumi Mochida, 2005. "The Effect of Education Subsidies in an Aging Economy," Discussion Papers in Economics and Business 05-30, Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics and Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP). [Downloadable!]
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