Product variety and the demographic transition
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2010
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Abstract
Why does the rate of population growth decline in the face of economic growth? We show that growing product variety may induce a permanent reduction in the demand for children and a continuous rise in income and consumption.
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Economics Letters 107 (2010) 74–76
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Demographic transition, Demand for children, Product variety, Malthus