Aging in the Asian 'Tigers' : Challenges for Fiscal Policy /

The paper assesses the government expenditure effects from changing demographics in the Asian 'Tiger' economies through 2050. With some exceptions, their limited social insurance commitments initially suggest that aging populations may not adversely affect fiscal balances. Yet for all the...

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Heller, Peter
Formáid: IRIS
Teanga:English
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997.
Sraith:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/143
Rochtain ar líne:Full text available on IMF
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