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Population, land and growth
Claire Loupias 1, 2, Bertrand Wigniolle 3, 4
(02/2011)

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&qot;, 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.
1 :  Centre d'Etudes des Politiques Economiques (EPEE)
Université d'Evry-Val d'Essonne
2 :  CEPII
Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales
3 :  Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne (CES)
CNRS : UMR8174 – Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne
4 :  Ecole d'Économie de Paris - Paris School of Economics (EEP-PSE)
Ecole d'Économie de Paris
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economie et finances
Endogenous fertility – land – endogenous growth.
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