| Economic Theory of Optimal Population Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Zimmermann, Klaus F. (Editor), Eckstein, Z. (Contribution by), Jaeger, K. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 3642500455 ISBN-13: 9783642500459 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Demography - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 304.6 |
| Series: Microeconomic Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.2" W x 9.6" (2.00 lbs) 184 pages |
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| Publisher Description: We are used to calling most developing countries overpopulated and consi- dering some industrialized countries (like West Germany) threatened by underpopulation. Analogous population policies with different objecti- ves are discussed. However, none of the measures suggested can be justi- fied or evaluated without an implicit concept of optimum population, a notion which has attracted attention ever since economics was made a science. The relevance of the subject and the recent rise in interest by popula- tion economists has motivated the organization of a conference on Opti- mal Population in Bielefeld, where most of this book originates. Finan- cial support for the conference and the publication of this book by the Thyssen Foundation and the editorial help provided by John De New and Contents Optimum Population: An Introduction K. F. Zimmermann ...I. Optimal Size and Growth Rate of Population Socially Optimal Population Size and Individual Choice M. Nerlove, A. Razin, and E. Sadka ...19 Endogenous Population With Discrete Family Size and a Capital Market D. Leonard ... |