This paper analyses the decision-making processes of heterogeneous agents, when both individual preferences and group actions are taken into account. Under the assumptions of certain topologies of interactions and assuming cognitive and informational restrictions, an agent-based model is...

This paper reformulates the classical Uzawa-Lucas model of economic growth and human capital accumulation by representing time as a discrete variable and using a non-constant population growth rate. In addition, the model is developed with a more general utility function. The study examines the...

Purpose Our paper studies a central issue with a long history in economics: the relationship between population and economic growth. We analyze the joint dynamics of economic and demographic growth in 111 countries during the period 1960-2019. Design/methodology/approach Using the concept of...