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Land tenure, population, and long-run growth

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  • Dietrich Vollrath, 2012. "Land tenure, population, and long-run growth," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 25(3), pages 833-852, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jopoec:v:25:y:2012:i:3:p:833-852
    DOI: 10.1007/s00148-010-0339-3
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    Keywords

    Agriculture; Land tenure; Endogenous fertility; N10; O41; Q10;
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    JEL classification:

    • N10 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • O41 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models
    • Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General

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