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Birth, death, and development : a simple unified growth theory
Strulik, Holger (contributor); Weisdorf, Jacob (contributor) - 2008
demographic variables. -- Economic growth ; mortality ; fertility ; structural Change ; industrial revolution. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003791320
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The simplest unified growth theory
Strulik, Holger; Weisdorf, Jacob - 2007
This paper provides a uni?ed growth theory, i.e. a model that explains the very long-run economic and demographic development path of industrialized economies, stretching from the pre-industrial era to present-day and beyond. Making strict use of Malthus’ (1798) so-called preventive check...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010265680
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How child costs and survival shaped the industrial revolution and the demographic transition: A theoretical inquiry
Strulik, Holger; Weisdorf, Jacob - 2010
This study provides a uni ed growth theory to correctly predict the initially negative and subsequently positive relationship between child mortality and net reproduction observed in industrialized countries over the course of their demographic transitions. The model captures the intricate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270039
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How child costs and survival shaped the industrial revolution and the demographic transition : a theoretical inquiry
Strulik, Holger; Weisdorf, Jacob - 2010
Revolution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003946193
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The simplest unified growth theory
Strulik, Holger (contributor); Weisdorf, Jacob (contributor) - 2007
structural transformation. -- Economic Growth ; Population Growth ; Structural Change ; Industrial Revolution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003575465
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The Simplest Unified Growth Theory
Strulik, Holger - 2009
Malthusian era. Employing a two-sector framework with agriculture and industry, the paper shows that agricultural productivity … from a period of relatively fast productivity growth in industry compared to agriculture. In part, this is caused by … structural transformation in the form of labor leaving agriculture in favor of industry. The present framework lends support to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012721181
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2008 Lawrence R. Klein lecture - Comparative economic development: Insights from unified growth theory
Galor, Oded - 2009
This paper explores the implications of Unified Growth Theory for the origins of existing differences in income per capita across countries. The theory sheds light on three fundamental layers of comparative development. It identifies the factors that have governed the pace of the transition from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284035
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2008 Lawrence R. Klein lecture : comparative economic development ; insights from unified growth theory
Galor, Oded - 2009
This paper explores the implications of Unified Growth Theory for the origins of existing differences in income per capita across countries. The theory sheds light on three fundamental layers of comparative development. It identifies the factors that have governed the pace of the transition from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003897830
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2008 Lawrence R. Klein Lecture - Comparative Economic Development : Insights from Unified Growth Theory
Galor, Oded - 2009
This paper explores the implications of Unified Growth Theory for the origins of existing differences in income per capita across countries. The theory sheds light on three fundamental layers of comparative development. It identifies the factors that have governed the pace of the transition from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014199587
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Evolution and the growth process: Natural selection of entrepreneurial traits
Galor, Oded; Michalopoulos, Stelios - 2012
This research suggests that a Darwinian 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282576