Economic growth, labor market and demographic patterns |
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Authors: | María José Roa Dulce Saura Francisco J Vázquez |
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Institution: | a Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, Mexico b Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain c Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | This study addresses the dynamic interaction between income growth, patterns of demographic variables, and characteristics of the labor market. We attempt to provide an endogenous explanation for the origin and nature of long-run sustained oscillations in the population and in economic variables. First, we develop an economic growth model containing unemployment. The resulting dynamics reveal that the emergence of irregular sustained oscillations is related to the lack of sensitivity in wage growth to changes in the employment rate. Next, labor force growth is endogenized in the basic model through micro-founded fertility choices of individuals. By introducing the endogenous fertility rate into the basic model, we generate a demographic transition. Next, consistent with Malthusian cycle literature, the inevitable time lag between individual reproductive decisions and subsequent market needs, in conjunction with a highly specialized labor force, appear to be the primary source of such long-run oscillations. Finally, the model predicts that raising the age of entry into the labor force increases economic growth. |
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Keywords: | E10 O40 C61 E24 |
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