Nelson C. Mark is the Alfred C. DeCrane Jr. Professor of International Economics at the University of Notre Dame. He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
As developing countries embark on demographic transitions, the phenomenon of declining birth rates and family size becomes an increasingly important policy dilemma. Demography has implications for a country’s labour supply, savings rates, and capital formation, all of which shape and influence its economic growth. In today’s blog, the authors argue that increases in...
18 Nov 2015 | Chad Curtis, Steven Lugauer, Nelson Mark