Human capital, technological progress and the demographic transitionFootnote*

Financial support from the Max Kade Foundation is gratefully acknowledged. The paper was presented at the workshop on ‘Nonlinear Demography’ at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Germany, Rostock, May 1998. The authors are grateful for comments and suggestions from participants at the workshop. Comments from a referee have essentially helped to clarify the model structure.

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