The determinants of income in a Malthusian equilibrium

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 112-117

  Sharp, Paul ^a   Strulik, Holger ^b   Weisdorf, Jacob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Malthusian model; Subsistence income

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; GROWTH MODELING; INCOME; MALTHUSIAN THEORY; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SUBSISTENCE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80054691288     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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