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Population Aging, Human Capital Accumulation,
and Productivity Growth

PDREdited by Alexia Prskawetz, David E. Bloom, and Wolfgang Lutz

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction (PDF)
David E. Bloom, Wolfgang Lutz, Alexia Prskawetz

Part I. The Economic Significance of Global Aging

    Global Demographic Change: Dimensions and Economic Significance (PDF)
    David E. Bloom, David Canning

    The Impact of Global Aging on Labor, Product, and Capital Markets (PDF)
    Axel H. Börsch-Supan

    Aggregate Evidence on the Link Between Age Structure and Productivity (PDF)
    James Feyrer

Part II. The Role of Human Capital Accumulation in Economic Growth

    Declining Mortality Among British Scientists During the Age of Enlightenment (PDF)
    Ryan D. Edwards

    Demographic, Economic, and Institutional Factors in the Transition to Modern Growth in England: 1530–1860 (PDF)
    Raouf Boucekkine, David de la Croix, Dominique Peeters

    The Population Dynamics of Human Capital Accumulation (PDF)
    Wolfgang Lutz, Anne Goujon, Annababette Wils

Part III. Productivity Studies at Various Levels of Analysis

    Age and Productivity Potential: A New Approach Based on Ability Levels and Industry-Wide Task Demand (PDF)
    Vegard Skirbekk

    Charting the Economic Life Cycle (PDF)
    Ronald Lee, Sang-Hyop Lee, Andrew Mason

    Productivity Consequences of Workforce Aging: Stagnation or Horndal Effect? (PDF)
    Bo Malmberg, Thomas Lindh, Max Halvarsson

    Older Workers and National Productivity in Japan (PDF)
    Robert L. Clark, Naohiro Ogawa, Sang-Hyop Lee, Rikiya Matsukura

    Growth Effects of Age-Related Productivity Differentials in an Aging Society: A Simulation Study for Austria (PDF)
    Helmut Hofer, Thomas Url

    Workforce Aging and Labor Productivity: The Role of Supply and Demand for Labor in the G7 Countries (PDF)
    Alexia Prskawetz, Thomas Fent, Ross Guest

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