Demographic transition and economic growth: Empirical evidence from Greece

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 221-242

  Hondroyiannis, George ^a   Papapetrou, Evangelia ^b  

^a BANK OF GREECE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fertility; Infant mortality; VECM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036558227     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001480100069     Document Type: Article

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