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Altruism and the macroeconomic effects of demographic changes

E Canton, L Meijdam

    Journal of Population Economics
    |January 1, 1997
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Demographic FactorsEconomic FactorsMacroeconomic FactorsModels, TheoreticalPopulationPopulation DecreasePopulation DynamicsPopulation GrowthResearch MethodologyWorld

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