The quality of demographic data on older Africans
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- Sara Randall & Ernestina Coast, 2016. "The quality of demographic data on older Africans," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 34(5), pages 143-174.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2016-03-06 (Africa)
- NEP-AGE-2016-03-06 (Economics of Ageing)
- NEP-DEM-2016-03-06 (Demographic Economics)
- NEP-LMA-2016-03-06 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
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