Economic Development and Population Growth: International Evidence Based on Causality Tests

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  • Woo S. Jung Department of Economics, University of Kansas, U.S.A. image/svg+xml
  • Munir Quddus Department of Economics, University of Southern Indiana, U.S.A. image/svg+xml

Keywords:

economic development, population growth, Granger causality, demographic transition, fertility, cross-section data

Abstract

The paper usses Granger causality tests on economic development and population growth for 44 countries to discriminate among several alternative hypotheses. The time series evidence does not provide an unambiguous picture as to the exact nature of the relationship. Therefore, previous attempts to generalize such relationship based on simple cross-section data are strongly suspect.

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1986-04-30

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Jung, W. S., & Quddus, M. (1986). Economic Development and Population Growth: International Evidence Based on Causality Tests. Economic Analysis Review, 1(1), 33–46. Retrieved from https://www.rae-ear.org/index.php/rae/article/view/307

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (1986)

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