From stagnation to growth: Revisiting three historical regimes

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 455-472

  Weisdorf, Jacob L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Demographic transition; Long run growth; Malthusian trap

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043055773     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-004-0182-5     Document Type: Article

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