How important is population growth in the story of long run economic growth?

How important is population growth in the story of long run economic growth? How do population fertility dynamics affect an economy’s competitiveness? Think about this question in terms of our measures (real and hypothetical) of human wellbeing. Malthus is an obvious starting point but read Lipsey and Carlaw (2000) to get a view of Malthus.

you are expected to customize the topic to suit your particular interests. Simply answering the questions listed is not sufficient.

Starting References:

Aghion and Howitt (1998) Endogenous Growth Theory, (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press).

Carlaw, K. I. and R.G. Lipsey (2006) “GPT-Driven, Endogenous Growth”, Economic Journal 116, 155-74.

Carlaw, K. I. (2005) “ICT and Australian Economic Performance” in E. Graff (ed.) Asia Pacific Productivity Conference Research Volume, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, 85-120.

Carlaw, K. I. and R.G. Lipsey (2002) “Externalities, complementarities and Sustained Economic Growth”, Research Policy, 31(8-9), 1305-1315.

Dudley, L. (1991) The Word and the Sword (Cambridge, Mass.: B. Blackwell)

Dudley, L (1999) “Communications and Economic Growth”, European Economic Review, 43(3) 595-619.

Diamond, J. Guns, Germs and Steel

Diamond, J. Collapse

Huff, T. E. (1993) The Rise of Early Modern Science (New York: Cambridge University Press).

Lipsey, R. G. and K. I. Carlaw (2004) “Total Factor Productivity and the Measurement of Technological Change”, Canadian Journal of Economics 37(4), 1118-50.

Lipsey and Bekar (2000) “Science Institutions and The Industrial Revolution, (This paper is available from me).

Lipsey and Carlaw (2000) “Technology Policy: Basic Concepts” in Edquist, C. and M. McKelvey (eds.) Systems of Innovation: Growth, Competitiveness and Employment (Edward Elgar: United Kingdom), (copies are available from me).