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| Title: | | The demographic transition: Causes and consequences  |
| Authors: | | Galor, Oded |
| Issue Date: | | 2010 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Working Paper, Brown University, Department of Economics 2010-12 |
| Abstract: | | 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 of the transition from stagnation to growth. The analysis suggests that 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. |
| Subjects: | | Demographic transition Gender Gap Human capital Fertility Mortality Unified Growth Theoy |
| JEL: | | O10 J1 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Working Papers, Department of Economics, Brown University
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