nutrition of their offspring. In this setting we demonstrate that relatively high metabolic costs of fertility, which may have …

We examine the long-run relationship between fertility, mortality, and income using panel cointegration techniques and … fertility transition. The fertility reduction triggered by falling mortality, however, is not enough to overcompensate the … positive effect of falling mortality on population growth. This means that growth of income per capita is essential to explain …

growth framework with micro-founded fertility and schooling behavior. The theory suggests a refined view on the human factor … population growth and innovative activity turns negative during economic development. This “population-productivity reversal …” explains why innovative modern economies are usually characterized by low or negative population growth. Because innovations in …