The demographic transition
Subtitle: causes and consequences
By: Oded Galor
Contributors: National Bureau of Economic Research
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 17057; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 17057.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Description: "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"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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