Social classes, demographic transition and economic growth

European Economic Review

Volumn 45, Issue 4-6, 2001, Pages 707-717

  Brezis, Elise S ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Capital; Demographic transition; Fertility; Growth; Proletariat; Social classes

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FERTILITY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NINETEENTH CENTURY;

EID: 0035010705     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(01)00111-8     Document Type: Article

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