Publisher Summary This chapter reviews recent advances in the empirical literature on the
role that households and families play in investing in human resources. It describes the …

Publisher Summary The structure, efficiency, and growth of production affect (and are
affected by) the distribution of consumption. Poverty analysis has three tasks:(1) to define …

This paper develops a unified growth model that captures the historical evolution of
population, technology, and output. It encompasses the endogenous transition between …

This paper examines a novel mechanism linking fertility and growth. Household fertility is
determined by relative wages of women and men. Increasing women's wages reduces …

The fourth edition of The Process of Economic Development offers a thorough and up-to-
date treatment of development economics. This landmark text will continue to be an …

Secure property rights are considered a key determinant of economic development. The
evaluation of the causal effects of property rights, however, is a difficult task as their …

This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between
the evolution of mankind and economic growth since the emergence of the human species …

Our definition of the subject will be the use of economic analysis to understand the
economies of poor or developing countries. This includes, in particular, how standards of …

Ninety percent of the differences across countries in total fertility rates are accounted for
solely by differences in women's reported desired fertility. Using desired fertility constructed …

This work addresses one basic question: Why has a small set of countries achieved a high
level of affluence while the majority remains poor and stagnant? This fully revised and …