Demographic Change and Long-Run Development

Matteo Cervellati (University of Bologna), Uwe Sunde (University of Munich), Matteo Cervellati (University of Bologna) , Uwe Sunde (University of Munich)

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English

MIT Press
20 October 2017

Population & demography; Economic growth; Economic history

Series: Demographic Change and Long-Run Development

Recent approaches to economic demography, investigating the effect of the transition to low mortality and low fertility on economic development.

Over the last two hundred years, mortality and fertility levels in the Western world have dropped to unprecedented levels. This demographic transition was accompanied by an economic transition that led to widespread education and economic growth after centuries of near-stagnation. At the same time, other changes have occurred in family structures, culture, and the organization of society. Economists have only recently begun to take into account the demographic transition from high mortality and high fertility when modeling and researching economic development. This CESifo volume reviews recent approaches to economic demography, considering such topics as the bio-geographic origins of comparative development differences, the role of health improvements and mortality decline, as well as physiological, familial, cultural, and social aspects.

After an overview of the study of demography and economic demography, the chapters cover subjects including the Neolithic era and the period of the formation of states and social institutions; longevity and economic growth; household decision making and fertility; land inequality, education, and marriage in nineteenth century Prussia; and caste systems and technology in pre-modern societies. The book concludes with a call for further investigation of the institutional and social factors that influence demographics and economies, suggesting that unified growth theory offers a potential approach to studying development.

Contributors Matteo Cervellati, Francesco Cinnirella, David de la Croix, Carl-Johann Dalgaard, Matthias Doepke, Elena Esposito, Davide Fiaschi, Tamara Fioroni, Oded Galor, Boris Gershman, Erik Hornung, Fabian Kindermann, Nils-Petter Lagerl f, Holger Strulik, Uwe Sunde, David N. Weil

Contributions by: Matteo Cervellati (University of Bologna), Uwe Sunde (University of Munich), Oded Galor (Professor, Brown University)
Edited by: Matteo Cervellati (University of Bologna), Uwe Sunde (University of Munich)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
ISBN: 9780262036627
ISBN 10: 0262036622
Series: Demographic Change and Long-Run Development
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 20 October 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matteo Cervellati is Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna. Uwe Sunde is Professor of Economics at the University of Munich. Matteo Cervellati is Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna. Uwe Sunde is Professor of Economics at the University of Munich. Uwe Sunde is Professor of Economics at the University of Munich. Matteo Cervellati is Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna.