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Age Dynamics and Economic Growth : Revisiting the Nexus in a Nonparametric Setting

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  • Théophile Azomahou

    (BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Tapas Mishra

    (IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis [Laxenburg])

Abstract

Nonparametric panel regressions between economic growth and age-structured population for OECD and non-OECD countries show significant non-linear relationship contributing to their growth volatilities over the 1960–2000 period with interesting ‘current' and ‘feedback' effects.

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  • Théophile Azomahou & Tapas Mishra, 2006. "Age Dynamics and Economic Growth : Revisiting the Nexus in a Nonparametric Setting," Post-Print hal-00279270, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00279270
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2007.05.031
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    Keywords

    Age dynamics; Economic growth; Nonparametric panel;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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