The non-monotonous impact of population growth on economic prosperity

Klaus Prettner

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2014.04.031

The non-monotonous impact of population growth on economic prosperity

Klaus Prettner

Department für Volkswirtschaft (Crespo Cuaresma)

Publikation: Wissenschaftliche Fachzeitschrift › Originalbeitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Forschung › Begutachtung

Abstract

We reconcile theory and evidence on the relationship between economic prosperity and population growth in an R&D-based growth model. We show that the negative effect of population growth outweighs the positive effect in industrialized countries with well-developed public education sectors.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Seiten (von - bis)	93 - 95
Fachzeitschrift	Economics Letters
Jahrgang	124
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2014.04.031
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 2014

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