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Do ageing economies save less? Evidence from OECD data

Date

Authors

Wong, Benjamin

Tang, Kam Ki

Publisher

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to re-examine the effect of population ageing on private saving, taking into account the fact that ageing is brought about by not only rising old-aged dependency but also expanding longevity. Design/methodology/approa

Keywords

Keywords: aging population; elderly population; longevity; OECD; panel data; regression analysis; savings; stochasticity; time series Ageing; Ageing (biology); Elderly people; Longevity; Old-age dependency; Savings

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63831

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

International Journal of Social Economics

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1108/03068291311321875

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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