Population,land, and growth |
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| Institution: | 1. Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael''s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;2. Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael''s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;3. Department of Physical Therapy and the Rehabilitation Science Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;1. LEE & Economics Dept., University Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain;2. School of Agriculture Policy and Development, University of Reading, UK and LEE & Economics Dept., University Jaume I, Castellón, Spain;3. Political Science Dept., University of Crete and Institute of Applied & Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas and Dusseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, University of Dusseldorf, Germany;4. Economics and Finance Subject Group, Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth, Richmond Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 3DE, UK;5. Economics Dept., University of Crete, Greece;1. Department of Economics, Jönköping University, Sweden;2. Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden |
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| Abstract: | This paper suggests a new explanation for changes in economic and population growth with a long run perspective, emphasizing the role of land in the development process. Starting from a pre-industrialization state called the “Malthusian regime”, land and labor are the main production factors. The size of population is limited by the quantity of land available for households and by incomes. Technical progress driven by a “Boserupian effect” may push the economy towards a take-off regime. In this regime, capital accumulation begins and a “learning-by-doing” effect in production takes over from the “Boserupian effect”. If this effect is strong enough, the economy can reach an “ultimate growth regime”. In the different phases, land plays a crucial role. |
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