This study seeks to empirically examine the effects of demographic change on economic
growth in Middle East countries. As a further step, the working-age population is …

This study examined the determinants of fertility, using panel data for 27 European
countries. We employed panel co-integration to estimate fertility as function of demographic …

In brief Over the past half century, the world has witnessed an unprecedented decline in
human fertility rates. This analysis reviews the various socioeconomic, cultural, and …

After years following the breakdown of the Great Recession in Europe, crisis-driven urban
shrinkage can be adequately investigated considering changes over time in selected …

Purpose This study examines the long-run and short-run impact of demographic factors, ie
life expectancy, fertility rate and young dependency ratio in determining the economic …

The issue of population ageing is no longer exclusively centred on developed countries.
Empirical studies have proven that the rise in the proportion of the older age group has been …

Following the global financial meltdown of 2007-2008, Greece accumulated massive deficits
and public debt levels; by 2010, a sovereign debt crisis was pronounced in Greece. The …

This paper provides empirical evidence supporting the interaction between fertility,
education and economic growth through the underlying mechanism behind that correlation …

The aim of the paper is to investigate the long-run and the short-run relationship between
human capital and economic growth in Greece over the period 1961-2006. The article uses …

The paper studies the relationship among per capita output, real wage and demographic
variables, such as fertility rate and age dependency ratio in eight European countries over …