The Political Economy of Low Fertility

• In Event: Political Economy of Developing Countries

Brief Overview

In this paper, we claim and show evidence that the fundamental driver of low fertility phenomena lies in the geographic concentration of human activities caused by concentrated political power and economic interests vested in one or a few cities.

Authors

• Ji Yeon (Jean) Yeon Hong, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

• Hyeok Yong Kwon, Korea University

• Jong Hee Park, Seoul National University

• Jung Wook Son, Gachon University