Life Potential as a Basic Demographic Indicator
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- Goerlich Gisbert Francisco J. & Soler Guillen Ángel, 2012. "Life Potential as a Basic Demographic Indicator," Working Papers 2012111, Fundacion BBVA / BBVA Foundation.
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Keywords
Life expectancy; Life table; Aging; Demography; J10; J11; J14;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
- J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
- J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
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