Immigration, fertility, and human capital: A model of economic decline of the West

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 431-440

  Azarnert, Leonid V ^a,b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b CESIFO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Ethnic diversity; Fertility; Human capital; Immigration; Redistribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049292239     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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