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and the transition to modern growth -- Demographic transition ; Gender Gap ; Human capital ; Fertility ; Mortality …
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We examine the long-run relationship between fertility, mortality, and income using panel cointegration techniques and … the available data for the last century. Our main result is that mortality changes and growth of income per capita account … for a major part of the fertility change characterizing the demographic transition. The change of mortality alone, however …
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and the transition to modern growth. -- demographic transition ; gender gap ; human capital ; fertility ; mortality …
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constant income and population is achieved through equilibrating adjustments in "positive checks" (mortality, starvation) and … Asian economies, have experienced steady income growth accompanied by sharply falling fertility and mortality rates … economic stagnation with high fertility and mortality and constant population and income, as predicted by Malthus, but also for …
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This paper develops the theoretical foundations and the testable implications of the various mechanisms that have been proposed as possible triggers for the demographic transition. Moreover, it examines the empirical validity of each of the theories and their significance for the understanding...
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This paper develops the theoretical foundations and the testable implications of the various mechanisms that have been proposed as possible triggers for the demographic transition. Moreover, it examines the empirical validity of each of the theories and their significance for the understanding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282290
This paper develops the theoretical foundations and the testable implications of the various mechanisms that have been proposed as possible triggers for the demographic transition. Moreover, it examines the empirical validity of each of the theories and their significance for the understanding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284073
We examine the long-run relationship between fertility, mortality, and income using panel cointegration techniques and … the available data for the last century. Our main result is that mortality changes and growth of income per capita account … for a major part of the fertility change characterizing the demographic transition. The change of mortality alone, however …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010289008
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