Population Growth, Income Distribution, and Economic Development: Theory, Methodology, and Empirical Results (Population Economics) - Softcover

Heerink, Nico

 
9783642785733: Population Growth, Income Distribution, and Economic Development: Theory, Methodology, and Empirical Results (Population Economics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3642785735 ISBN 13: 9783642785733
Verlag: Springer, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

In this book, a model of long-term interrelationships between income distribution, population growth and economic development is developed and estimated from data for 54 countries. The results indicate that a reduction of income inequality leads to lower fertility and mortality, to improvedbasic needs satisfaction, and to lower labour force participation of young and old males and of females in Asia and Africa. The effect of income distribution on saving and consumption is found to be negligible. These outcomes suggest that family planning and health policies in LDCs will show better results when they are supplemented with policies aimed at makingthe poor benefit from economic growth. As regards development policy, the results indicate that a reduction of income inequality does not impair the formation of physical capital, but enhances the formation of human capital and lowers the growth rate of the labour force.

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Verlag
Springer
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
3642785735
ISBN 13 
9783642785733
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
420
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