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Mathematical investigations of the escape from the Malthusian trap

J Komlos, M Artzrouni

    Mathematical Population Studies
    |January 1, 1990
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Demographic FactorsDemographyDeveloped CountriesEconomic ConditionsEconomic DevelopmentEconomic FactorsEstimation TechnicsEuropeIndustrializationMacroeconomic FactorsMalthusianismMathematical ModelModels, TheoreticalPopulationPopulation DynamicsPopulation GrowthPopulation TheoryResearch MethodologySavingsSocial Sciences

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