Product variety and the demographic transition

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 107
Issue: 1
Pages: 74-76

Authors (2)

Guzmán, Ricardo Andrés (not in RePEc) Weisdorf, Jacob Louis ("Sapienza" Università di Roma)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Why does the rate of population growth decline in the face of economic growth? We show that growing product variety may induce a permanent reduction in the demand for children and a continuous rise in income and consumption.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:107:y:2010:i:1:p:74-76
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29