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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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...
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The demographic foundation of nations is remarkably resilient to losses with the causes of that resiliency not uniform cross-nationally. Countries in the early stages of development have very high birth rates and a growing youthful population with only the most extreme cases of genocide...
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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...
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and dissolution, fertility, female time allocation, education, wages, and wealth. Using a theoretical framework based on …
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This report tries to explain observed changes in fertility rates across OECD countries, with an emphasis on socio …-economic considerations. It aims to extend the understanding of fertility-related behaviours in different ways: first, by explaining recent … developments in fertility rates and their relationships to other social drivers; second, by developing and testing new and expanded …
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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...
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the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility …
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