Taking off from the self-evident fact that the population variable centrally figures in both labor and product markets, this paper argues that the growth rate of population, its age structure and spatial distribution should be key considerations in a country’s development strategy to promote...

According to the authors, population growth and economic development is a centuries-old theme that regained prominence in the 1960s. They take another look at this old issue in the context of recent developments and with the benefit of the increasing stock of knowledge on the subject. After...

Time was when solar energy was facilely dismissed as impractical, inefficient, and pricey. In recent years, however, innovations in technology, regulation, and financing have resulted in remarkable efficiency improvements and price reductions, thereby reversing the skepticism about this...