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Albanesi, Stefania; Olivetti, Claudia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

Abstract U.S. fertility rose from a low of 2.27 children for women born in 1908 to a peak of 3.21 children for women born in 1932. It dropped to a new low of 1.74 children for women born in 1949, before stabilizing for subsequent cohorts. We propose a novel explanation for this boom-bust...

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Occupational Choice and the Spirit of Capitalism

Doepke, Matthias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

industrialization transforms the economic landscape. …

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Before the Great Divergence? Comparing the Yangzi Delta and the Netherlands at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Li, Bozhong; Zanden, Jan Luiten Van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

The debate about the long-term economic development of China compared with Europe has taken a new turn with the publication of Kenneth Pomeranz’ book on ‘The Great Divergence’, in which he maintains that before the Industrial Revolution the most advanced parts of China (in particular the...

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The Evolution of Entrepreneurial Spirit and the Process of Development

Galor, Oded; Michalopoulos, Stelios - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

This research suggests that the evolution of entrepreneurial spirit played a significant role in the process of economic development and the evolution of inequality within and across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit evolved non-monotonically in the course of human history....

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From Stagnation to Growth: Unified Growth Theory

Galor, Oded - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper examines the process of development from an epoch of Malthusian stagnation to a state of sustained economic growth. The analysis focuses on recently advanced unified growth theories that capture the intricate evolution of income per capita, technology, and population over the course...

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Evolution and the Growth Process: Natural Selection of Entrepreneurial Traits

Galor, Oded; Michalopoulos, Stelios - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

This research suggests that the evolution of entrepreneurial spirit played a significant role in the process of economic development and the dynamics of inequality within and across societies. The study argues that entrepreneurial spirit evolved non-monotonically in the course of human history....

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Aggregate Fertility and Household Savings: A General Equilibrium Analysis using Micro Data

Banerjee, Abhijit; Meng, Xin; Porzio, Tommaso; Qian, Nancy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This study uses micro data and an OLG model to show that general equilibrium forces are critical for understanding the relationship between aggregate fertility and household savings. First, we document that parents perceive children as an important source of old-age support and that in partial...

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The Demographic Transition and the Emergence of Sustained Economic Growth

Galor, Oded - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

stages of industrialization was ultimately reversed and the demographic transition brought about a significant reduction in …

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Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth

Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This unified theory encompasses the observed evolution of population, technology and income per capita in the long...

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Agricultural Productivity Growth and Escape from the Malthusian Trap

Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Alexia; Kögel, Tomas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

Industrialization allowed the industrialized world of today to escape from a regime characterized by low economic and … industrialization requires rising growth of agricultural total factor productivity. This result is in marked contrast to previous work … within a similar framework - but with a constant population - which came to the conclusion that industrialization requires …

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