Population Growth, Income Distribution, and Economic Development Theory, Methodology, and Empirical Results
In this book, a model of long-term interrelationships between income distribution, population growth and economic development is developed and estimated from data for 54 countries. The results indicate that a reduction of income inequality leads to lower fertility and mortality, to improvedbasic nee...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1994, 1994
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1994 |
| Series: | Population Economics
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Purpose of the study
- 1.2 Previous research on the subject
- 1.3 Approach of the present study
- 1.4 Outline of the study
- 1.5 Composition of the sample
- 1.6 Data and data quality
- I: Methodological Issues
- 2 Inequality measures in macro-analyses
- 3 Cross-national regression analysis
- II: Partial Studies
- 4 Fertility
- 5 Mortality
- 6 Age structure of the population
- 7 Income (in)equality
- 8 Total income
- 9 Basic needs fulfilment
- 10 Labour force participation
- 11 Consumption and saving
- 12 Other dependent variables in the model
- III: The Simultaneous-Equations Model
- 13 Model specification and regression results
- 14 Summary
- Appendix A: Data sources
- Appendix B: The entire model