Name: Economic Theory of Optimal Population
ISBN: 978-3-642-50043-5

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Klaus F. Zimmermann⁰

Klaus F. Zimmermann
1. Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, Mannheim 1, Germany
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Part of the book series: Microeconomic Studies (MICROECONOMIC)

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Table of contents (12 papers)

Front Matter

Pages I-IX

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Optimum Population: An Introduction
1. Optimum Population: An Introduction
  
  Klaus F. Zimmermann
  
  Pages 1-16
Optimal Size and Growth Rate of Population
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 17-17
  
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2. Socially Optimal Population Size and Individual Choice
  
  Marc Nerlove, Assaf Razin, Efraim Sadka
  
  Pages 19-38
3. Endogenous Population With Discrete Family Size and a Capital Market
  
  Daniel Leonard
  
  Pages 39-49
4. Is There an Optimal Growth Rate for Population?
  
  Gerhard Schmitt-Rink
  
  Pages 51-63
Technical Progress and Social Security
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 65-65
  
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2. Technological Change and Population Growth
  
  Manfred Neumann
  
  Pages 67-73
3. The Serendipity Theorem Reconsidered: The Three-Generations Case Without Inheritance
  
  Klaus Jaeger
  
  Pages 75-87
Limited Resources
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 89-89
  
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2. Endogenous Population and Fixed Input in a Growth Model With Altruism
  
  Pierre Pestieau
  
  Pages 91-103
3. On the Malthusian Hypothesis and the Dynamics of Population and Income in an Equilibrium Growth Model With Endogenous Fertility
  
  Zvi Eckstein, Steve Stern, Kenneth I. Wolpin
  
  Pages 105-115
4. Choice of Fertility and Population Pressure in Traditional Rural Societies
  
  Gerhard Schwödiauer, Alois Wenig
  
  Pages 117-139
International Economics
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 141-141
  
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2. Economic Interdependence and Optimum Population: An Examination of Meade’s Objection to the Individual Utility Criterion
  
  John D. Pitchford
  
  Pages 143-152
3. An Analysis of International Migration: The Unilateral Case
  
  Murray C. Kemp, Hitoshi Kondo
  
  Pages 153-165
4. Population, International Trade and Indebtedness: A More General Analysis
  
  Hitoshi Kondo
  
  Pages 167-178
Back Matter

Pages 179-184

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Editors and Affiliations

Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, Mannheim 1, Germany

Klaus F. Zimmermann

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Economic Theory of Optimal Population
Editors: Klaus F. Zimmermann
Series Title: Microeconomic Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-50043-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1989
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-50045-9Published: 12 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-50043-5Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 1431-6005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 184
Topics: Population Economics

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Table of contents (12 papers)

Front Matter

Optimum Population: An Introduction

Optimal Size and Growth Rate of Population

Front Matter

Technical Progress and Social Security

Front Matter

Limited Resources

Front Matter

International Economics

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Back Matter

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Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, Mannheim 1, Germany

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