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The Demographic Transition and the Emergence of Sustained Economic Growth
Galor, Oded - 2005
fertility rates and population growth in various regions of the world, enabling economies to convert a larger share of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014069583
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Population, Technology, and Growth : From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition
Galor, Oded; Weil, David N. - 1998
This paper develops a unified model of growth, population, and technological progress that is consistent with long-term historical evidence. The economy endogenously evolves through three phases. In the Malthusian regime, population growth is positively related to the level of income per capita....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014207517
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Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth
Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2000
This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This uni...ted theory encompasses the observed evolution of population, technology and income per capita in the long...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005196962
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The Gender Gap, Fertility and Growth
Galor, Oded; Weil, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
This paper examines a novel mechanism linking fertility and growth. There are three components to the model. First … to men's. Second, increasing women's relative wages reduces fertility by raising the cost of children more than household … income. Third, lower fertility raises the level of capital per worker. This positive feedback loop generates a demographic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005498148
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Population Dynamics and Long-Run Economic Growth
Casey, Gregory; Galor, Oded - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
policies affecting fertility, migration and human capital accumulation on growth and poverty alleviation. It underlines the … the return to education would trigger a virtuous cycle of fertility control, investment in education, poverty alleviation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011195668
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Population, Technology and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition
Galor, Oded; Weil, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
This paper develops a unified model of growth, population, and technological progress that is consistent with long-term historical evidence. The economy endogenously evolves through three phases. In the Malthusian regime, population growth is positively related to the level of income per capita....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005662118
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Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth
Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This unified theory encompasses the observed evolution of population, technology and income per capita in the long...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005666934
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From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth
Galor, Oded; Weil, David - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
This paper examines the historical evolution of the relationship between population growth, technological change, and the standard of living. It considers several unified models that encompass the transition between three distinct regimes that have characterized the process of economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791656
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Inclusive institutions and long-run misallocation
Galor, Oded; Munshiy, Kaivan; Wilson, Nicholas - 2013
This research advances the hypothesis that resource abundant economies characterized by a socially cohesive workforce and network externalities triggered the emergence of efficiency-enhancing inclusive institutions designed to restrict mobility and to enhance the attachment of community members...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010420274
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The neolithic revolution and contemporary variations in life expectancy
Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - 2007
This research advances an evolutionary theory and provides empirical evidence that shed new light on the origins of contemporary differences in life expectancy across countries. The theory suggests that social, economic and environmental changes that were associated with the Neolithic Revolution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010318875