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The demographic transition: Causes and consequences
Galor, Oded - 2012
the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282290
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The demographic transition: Causes and consequences
Galor, Oded - 2010
the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284073
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The principle of population vs. the Malthusian trap : a classical retrospective and resuscitation
Lüger, Tim - 2018
In spite of two centuries of extensive debate, a consistent framework of the classical theory of population on which economists can universally agree has not been established. This means that either the theory lacks consistency or it has been misunderstood in important ways. This paper attempts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011817782
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Gender, time-use, and fertility recovery in industrialized countries
García-Manglano, Javier; Nollenberger, Natalia; … - 2014
This paper explores gendered patterns of time use as an explanatory factor behind fertility trends in the developed … decades of unprecedented fertility decline in the industrialized world, only a handful of countries in the West exhibit … replacement fertility rates - around two children per woman. Paradoxically, birth rates are substantially lower in countries in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434614
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The demographic transition : causes and consequences
Galor, Oded - 2010
the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility … and the transition to modern growth -- Demographic transition ; Gender Gap ; Human capital ; Fertility ; Mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008669192
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The demographic transition : causes and consequences
Galor, Oded - 2012
the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility … and the transition to modern growth. -- demographic transition ; gender gap ; human capital ; fertility ; mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530744
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The US Productivity Slowdown, the Baby Boom and Management Quality
Feyrer, James - 2009
This paper examines whether management changes caused by the entry of the baby boom into the workforce explain the US productivity slowdown in the 1970s and resurgence in the 1990s. Lucas (78) suggests that the quality of managers plays a significant role in determining output. If there is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012718254
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Demographic Changes and Economic Growth : an Empirical Analysis
Narciso, Alexandre - 2016
In this paper, we examine the overall effect of demographic transition on economic growth in the context of globalization. Theoretical foundations are based on the Solow–Swan model extended to include demographic variables. The GDP growth is modeled by using fixed effects unbalanced panel data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012984627
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The Demographic Transition : Causes and Consequences
Galor, Oded - 2012
the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013110845
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Religion as a Determinant of Economic and Demographic Behavior in the United States
Lehrer, Evelyn L. - 2021
and dissolution, fertility, female time allocation, education, wages, and wealth. Using a theoretical framework based on … Gary Becker's contributions to the economics of the family, religious affiliation is seen to affect these outcomes because …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318921