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Demographic Growth Model

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This chapter consists of two major parts. In the first subchapter, the semi-endogenous demographic growth model is explained in detail. The model consists of four sectors – population, R&D, growth and utility. The paper is structured in this order, as the origin of growth is the population sector which influences the R&D sector and the growth sector. The utility sector adds to the growth sector and serves as indicator for the evaluation of policies. This subchapter concludes after the model is initialized and executable.

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Weber, L. (2010). Demographic Growth Model. In: Demographic Change and Economic Growth. Contributions to Economics. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2590-9_4

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