A new perspective on population aging
In Sanderson and Scherbov (2005) we introduced a new forward-looking definition of age and argued that its use, along with the traditional backward-looking concept of age, provides a more informative basis upon which to discuss population aging. Age is a measure of how many years a person has alread...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol16/2/ |