Fertility, income distribution, and economic growth: Theory and cross-country evidence

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 197-229

  Galor, Oded ^a   Zang, Hyoungsoo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fertility; Growth; Income distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031138982     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0922-1425(96)00245-9     Document Type: Article

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