THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

Ting Zhang
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Ting Zhang: George Mason University, USA

Chapter 5 in Elderly Entrepreneurship in an Aging US Economy:It's Never Too Late, 2008, pp 71-95 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe 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

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Elderly; Seniors; Aging; Social Security; Age; Economic Growth; Economic Geography; Self-Employment; Occupational Choice; Retirement; Human Capital; Utility Maximization; Path Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E6 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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