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Demography of political economy : the baby-boom generation

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This working paper attributes a (potential) path of per-capita US output to demographic effects of the post-war baby boom. To the extent that the baby-boom generation predominates among age cohorts in the US population, a life-cycle model suggests a secular trend in per-capita GDP that is largely congruent with realized (and realizing) potential economic growth.

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  • Belliveau, Stefan, 2013. "Demography of political economy : the baby-boom generation," MPRA Paper 46912, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Demography; US; 1945-2046; economic growth; neoclassical growth model; population dynamics;
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    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • O41 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models

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