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demand deficiency, this paper examines the relationship between the two countries' relative population size and their … specialization patterns, employment and consumption. When the countries have similar population sizes, they specialize in respective … commodities with comparative advantage. In this case a larger foreign, or a smaller home, population raises the relative price of …
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. Using population per value adjusted acre as a measure of population pressure, our results indicate that on the eve of the … Great Famine of 1846-50, population pressure was positively associated with both illiteracy rates and the prevalence of poor … quality housing. But while our analysis shows that population pressure was one of the primary factors underpinning pre …
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accordingly often considered the classic example of Malthusian population economics in action. However, unlike most historical …
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three-fourths are due to population growth. This striking evidence is not represented in the majority of climate … the interactions between climate change and population dynamics. We develop an analytical model of endogenous fertility …
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We construct the world’s centers of gravity for human population, GDP and CO2 emissions by taking the best out of five …
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It is widely recognised that as the population ages there will be potentially significant implications for a wide range …
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Zealand. Both the diaspora and the overseas-born population in New Zealand may facilitate the international exchange of goods … of New Zealand's diaspora and overseas-born population, as well as comparisons with selected OECD countries such as … the contribution of the overseas-born population underestimated. …
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This working paper provides further detail on the modelling behind Challenges and Choices – New Zealand's Long-Term Fiscal Statement, published on 29 October 2009. Building on the first Statement of 2006, we construct two main fiscal scenarios over a 40- year horizon. The historic trends...
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This paper presents stochastic projections for 13 categories of social spending in New Zealand over the period 2011-2061. These projections are based on detailed demographic estimates covering fertility, migration and mortality disaggregated by single year of age and gender. Distributional...
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We examine the effect of climate change on fertility rates and human capital accumulation in developing countries, focusing on the instrumental role of migration. In particular, we investigate how climate-induced migration in developing countries will affect those who do not migrate. Holding all...
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