Post-Malthusian Dynamics in Pre-Industrial Scandinavia

Marc Klemp and Niels Møller ()

No 15-03, Discussion Papers from University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics

Abstract: Theories of economic growth hypothesize that the transition from pre-industrial stagnation to sustained growth is associated with a post-Malthusian phase in which technological progress raises income and spurs population growth while offsetting diminishing returns to labor. Evidence suggests that England was characterized by post-Malthusian dynamics preceding the Industrial Revolution. However, given England's special position as the forerunner of the Industrial Revolution, it is unclear if a transitory post-Malthusian period is a general phenomenon. Using data from Denmark, Norway and Sweden, this research provides evidence for the existence of a post-Malthusian phase in the transition from stagnation to growth in Scandinavia.

Keywords: Demography; Post-Malthusian Dynamics; Malthus; Pre-Industrial Scandinavia; Demographic Transition; Economic Growth; Unified Growth Theory; Malthusian Stagnation; Co-integration; Time Series Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C32 N3 O1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2015-01-23
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