Dr Ganga R Menon1 and Dr Arathy S Nair2
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, NSS Hindu College, Changanacherry
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, HHMSPB NSS College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram

MLA 8
Menon, Dr Ganga R, and Dr Arathy S Nair. "From Demographic Dividend to Silver Society: Lessons from Kerala and Japan’s Demographic Transition." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 8, Aug. 2026, pp. 3630-3639, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i08.001. Accessed Aug. 2026.
APA 6
Menon, D., & Nair, D. (2026, August). From Demographic Dividend to Silver Society: Lessons from Kerala and Japan’s Demographic Transition. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(8), 3630-3639. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i08.001
Chicago
Menon, Dr Ganga R, and Dr Arathy S Nair. "From Demographic Dividend to Silver Society: Lessons from Kerala and Japan’s Demographic Transition." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 8 (August 2026), 3630-3639. Accessed August, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i08.001.

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