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Population, Technology and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition

Galor, Oded; Weil, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

This paper develops a unified model of growth, population, and technological progress that is consistent with long-term historical evidence. The economy endogenously evolves through three phases. In the Malthusian regime, population growth is positively related to the level of income per capita....

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From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth

Galor, Oded; Weil, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

This paper examines the historical evolution of the relationship between population growth, technological change, and the standard of living. It considers several unified models that encompass the transition between three distinct regimes that have characterized the process of economic...

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The Gender Gap, Fertility and Growth

Galor, Oded; Weil, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

This paper examines a novel mechanism linking fertility and growth. There are three components to the model. First … to men's. Second, increasing women's relative wages reduces fertility by raising the cost of children more than household … income. Third, lower fertility raises the level of capital per worker. This positive feedback loop generates a demographic …

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Duration of Marriage, Fertility and Female Employment Opportunities in England and Wales in 1911

Crafts, Nicholas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988

shown that a substantial number of couples used birth control for 'spacing' as well as 'stopping' fertility. Moreover … good. In general the results obtained do not fit with the 'Princeton' view of the European fertility transition, with its …

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British Economic Growth Before and After 1979: A Review of the Evidence

Crafts, Nicholas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1988

The paper surveys the evidence on British economic growth performance since the war. It is shown that the hypotheses proposed by Bacon and Eltis, Kaldor and Thirlwall to account for slow growth are inadequate and that supply side problems leading to poor productivity performance are the most...

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Long-Term Unemployment, Excess Demand and the Wage Equation in Britain, 1925-39

Crafts, Nicholas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1986

The relationship between unemployment and the rate of change of money wages in interwar Britain is re-examined. It is argued that improved estimates of the wage equation can be obtained by taking account explicitly of factors which change the level of excess demand associated with the measured...

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