Seminar: Recent Topics in Macroeconomics: Unified Growth Theory
Block Seminar: Friday and Saturday, June, 17th and 18th, 2022
Kickoff Meeting: April, 20th, 2022, 9-10am (in BBB via studip)
Application: before April, 27, 2022, 3pm
Registration (FlexNow): February, 28th -- May 15th, 2022.
Seminar Info: info
Application Form: application
Course material for participants is available at the course material webpage
Introduction
In this seminar we discuss seminal and recent contributions to unified growth theory. Unified growth theory studies the development process in the very long-run, from the first humans to today and beyond. Introductory articles for all participants: Galor, O. (2012). The demographic transition: causes and consequences. Cliometrica, 6(1), 1-28. article
Themes
1. From Malthusian stagnation to the demographic transition and beyond
Reference: Galor, O., & Weil, D. N. (2000). Population, technology, and growth: From Malthusian stagnation to the demographic transition and beyond. American Economic Review, 90(4), 806-828.
2. Natural selection and the origin of economic growth
Reference: Galor, O., & Moav, O. (2002). Natural selection and the origin of economic growth. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 117(4), 1133-1191.
3. Inequality and growth: why differential fertility matters
Reference: De La Croix, D., & Doepke, M. (2003). Inequality and growth: why differential fertility matters. American Economic Review, 93(4), 1091-1113.
4. Gender equality and long-run growth
Reference: Lagerlöf, N. P. (2003). Gender equality and long-run growth. Journal of Economic Growth, 8(4), 403-426.
5. From Malthus to modern growth: can epidemics explain the three regimes?
Reference: Lagerlöf, N. P. (2003). From Malthus to modern growth: can epidemics explain the three regimes?. International Economic Review, 44(2), 755-777.
6. Escaping Malthus: Economic growth and fertility change in the developing world
Reference: Chatterjee, S., and Vogl, T. (2018). Escaping Malthus: Economic growth and fertility change in the developing world. American Economic Review, 108(6), 1440-67.
7. Climate and the emergence of global income differences
Reference: Andersen, T. B., Dalgaard, C. J., and Selaya, P. (2016). Climate and the emergence of global income differences. Review of Economic Studies, 83(4), 1334-1363.
8. The trade-off between fertility and education: evidence from before the demographic transition
Reference: Becker, S. O., Cinnirella, F., & Woessmann, L. (2010). The trade-off between fertility and education: evidence from before the demographic transition. Journal of Economic Growth, 15(3), 177-204.
9. Chronic disease burden and the interaction of education, fertility, and growth
Reference: Bleakley, H., & Lange, F. (2009). Chronic disease burden and the interaction of education, fertility, and growth. The review of economics and statistics, 91(1), 52-65.
10. How the West" Invented" fertility restriction
Reference: Voigtländer, N., & Voth, H. J. (2013). How the West" Invented" fertility restriction. American Economic Review, 103(6), 2227-64.
11. Unified growth theory and the French fertility transition
Reference: Murphy, T. E. (2015). Old habits die hard (sometimes). Journal of Economic Growth, 20(2), 177-222.
12. Fertility and modernity
Reference: Spolaore, E., & Wacziarg, R. (2019). Fertility and modernity. NBER Working Paper No. w25957. National Bureau of Economic Research.
13. The fall in global fertility: a quantitative model
Reference: De Silva, T., & Tenreyro, S. (2020). The fall in global fertility: a quantitative model. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 12(3), 77-109.
14. Disease and demographic development: the legacy of the plague
Reference: Siuda, F., & Sunde, U. (2021). Disease and demographic development: the legacy of the plague. Journal of Economic Growth, 26(1), 1-30.
15. Fertility, human capital, and income: the effects of China’s one-child policy
Reference: Gu, J. (2021). Fertility, human capital, and income: the effects of China’s one-child policy. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 1-42.
16. Fecundity, fertility and the formation of human capital
Reference: Klemp, M., & Weisdorf, J. (2019). Fecundity, fertility and the formation of human capital. The Economic Journal, 129(618), 925-960.