A model on the escape from the Malthusian trap

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 535-550

  Steinmann, Gunter ^a   Prskawetz, Alexia ^b   Feichtinger, Gustav ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Human capital; Longrun economic growth; Malthusian trap; Population growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032218498     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480050083     Document Type: Article

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