'While there already exists a crowded body of publications addressing the effect of an aging population on the economy, this monograph is most outstanding in pr

There is long-standing debate on how population growth affects national economies. A new report from Population Matters examines the history of this debate and

This book addresses nine relevant questions: Will population growth reduce the growth rate of per capita income because it reduces the per capita availability o

The fifteen essays in this volume address from several viewpoints the question of what role population change played in East Asia's rapid economic development.

Comparison with stationary and very fast rates of population growth shows modern population grwoth to have long-run positive effects on the standards of living.