Abstract
We propose a unified growth theory to investigate the mechanics generating the economic and demographic transition, and the role of mortality differences for comparative development. The framework can replicate the quantitative patterns in historical time series data and in contemporaneous cross-country panel data, including the bi-modal distribution of the endogenous variables across countries. The results suggest that differences in extrinsic mortality might explain a substantial part of the observed differences in the timing of the take-off across countries and the worldwide density distribution of the main variables of interest.
Item Type: | Paper |
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Faculties: | Economics Economics > Chairs > Chair for Population Economics |
Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 20075 |
Date Deposited: | 15. Apr 2014, 08:56 |
Last Modified: | 29. Apr 2016, 09:17 |