Jones, Charles I. <br/><br/>
The End of Economic Growth? Unintended Consequences of a Declining Population / 
Charles I. Jones. 
 - Cambridge, Mass.  National Bureau of Economic Research  2020. 
 - 1 online resource:  illustrations (black and white); 
 - NBER working paper series  no. w26651 .
 - Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research)  no. w26651. .
<br/><br/> January 2020. 
<br/><br/> In many models, economic growth is driven by people discovering new ideas. These models typically assume either a constant or a growing population. However, in high income countries today, fertility is already below its replacement rate: women are having fewer than two children on average. It is a distinct possibility -- highlighted in the recent book, "Empty Planet" -- that global population will decline rather than stabilize in the long run. What happens to economic growth when population growth turns negative? 
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