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Theoretical Framework

In: Elderly Entrepreneurship In An Aging Us Economy It's Never Too Late

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  • Ting Zhang

    (George Mason University, USA)

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The following sections are included:The Notion of the "Knowledge Economy" versus The "Fordist Economy"Theories on Economic GrowthNeoclassical growth theory/Solow growth modelNew growth theory/endogenous growth theoryHuman capital theoryEntrepreneurship capitalLimitations of current growth theoriesSocial Gerontology Theories Related to Elderly Labor Force ParticipationTheories against seniors' involvement in the labor forceRole theoryDisengagement theoryTheories in support of seniors' involvement into labor forceActivity theoryContinuity theoryOther related gerontology theoriesInteractionist theoryPolitical economy of agingSocial phenomenologists and social constructionistsUtility Theories: Entrepreneurship and Seniors' UtilityRegional Economic Development TheoriesCentral place theoryGrowth pole theoryEndogenous growth theory in regional scienceConclusion on TheoriesSummaryEnd notes

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  • Ting Zhang, 2008. "Theoretical Framework," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Elderly Entrepreneurship In An Aging Us Economy It's Never Too Late, chapter 5, pages 71-95, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Keywords

    Entrepreneurship; Elderly; Seniors; Aging; Social Security; Age; Economic Growth; Economic Geography; Self-Employment; Occupational Choice; Retirement; Human Capital; Utility Maximization; Path Analysis;
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    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook

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