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Demographic shocks: the view from history: discussion


Abstract: Massimo Livi-Bacci has taken us on a fascinating tour of demographic history. What lessons for developments in the world today can we draw from the story he tells? I will distinguish between three types of lessons, which I call \\"economic lessons,\\" \\"demographic lessons,\\" and \\"cultural/political lessons.\\"

Keywords: Economic conditions; Demography;

Status: Published in Seismic shifts: the economic impact of demographic change

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Part of Series: Conference Series ; [Proceedings]

Publication Date: 2001

Volume: 46