This paper develops the theoretical foundations and the testable implications of the various mechanisms that have been proposed as possible triggers for the demographic transition. Moreover, it ...

Three alternative positions define this debate: that population growth restricts ... By contrast, if most of a nation's population falls within the working ages, the added productivity of this group ...

Based on the stylized facts of the demographic transition model, one can see the dynamics of Bangladesh’s population transition. According to the United Nation’s Population Prospects 2008 ...