The demographic transition: Three centuries of fundamental change

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 167-190

  Lee, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 3042815960     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/089533003772034943     Document Type: Review

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