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Aging, fertility, social security and political equilibrium

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  • Makoto Hirazawa
  • Koji Kitaura
  • Akira Yakita

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  • Makoto Hirazawa & Koji Kitaura & Akira Yakita, 2010. "Aging, fertility, social security and political equilibrium," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 23(2), pages 559-569, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:23:y:2010:i:2:p:559-569
    DOI: 10.1007/s00148-008-0203-x
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    3. Okoampah, Sarah, 2016. "Cohort size effects on wages, working status, and work time," Ruhr Economic Papers 629, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • 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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