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The Role of Population in Economic Growth

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ID3313631
AuthorsE Wesley F Peterson (0000-0002-7162-2099, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume7
Issue4
Pages215824401773609
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2158244017736094
OpenAlexW2763071442
LanguageEN
Citations received47
References cited35

The relationship between population growth and economic growth is controversial. This article draws on historical data to chart the links between population growth, growth in per capita output, and overall economic growth over the past 200 years. Low population growth in high-income countries is likely to create social and economic problems while high population growth in low-income countries may slow their development. International migration could help to adjust these imbalances but is opposed by many. Drawing on economic analyses of inequality, it appears that lower population growth and limited migration may contribute to increased national and global economic inequality

Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic inequality · Economics · Inequality · Per capita · Per capita income · Population · Population growth · Sociology · Demography · Economic Growth and Productivity · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Income, Poverty, and Inequality

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Citations per year5,22
Citation span2017 - 2026 (10)
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