Do high birth rates hinder economic growth? A cross-country study.

详细信息   

• 作者：Cheng ; Shun-Chun.
• 学历：Master
• 年：2011
• 导师：Wise,Andrew,eadvisor
• 毕业院校：Georgetown University
• Department：Public Policy & Policy Management.
• ISBN：9781124597638
• CBH：1491315
• Country：USA
• 语种：English
• FileSize：1498141
• Pages：41

文摘

Using a multi-country panel data set of for the period 2004 to 2008,this study examines the impact of the birth rates on economic growth. Because the relationship between these two variables seems to be changeable over time,in a different context for each country,the correlation cannot be simply determined. Debate on whether the population growth hampers economy growth or,on the contrary,economic growth hinders population growth has lasted for hundreds of years. This paper focuses on the impact of population growth on economic growth by employing a cross-country panel data set. I find that the birth rates have a positive impact on economic growth,but the correlation becomes negative when birth rates reach a certain point. Moreover,the relationship again appears to be positive at another specific point. In some context,to some degree,therefore,the result supports the neo-Malthusian view. It also suggests that high birth rates do not necessarily hinder economic development. This means that governments all over the world should develop their population policies appropriately depending on their own demographic and economic contexts.