Population and neoclassical economic growth: A new child policy perspective

Luciano Fanti and Luca Gori ()

Economics Letters, 2009, vol. 104, issue 1, 27-30

Abstract: Using the basic OLG model of neoclassical growth with endogenous fertility, we show that a child tax can be used as a single instrument to actually raise population growth in the long run, while also raising per capita income.

Keywords: Child; tax; Fertility; OLG; model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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