Abstract
The present study investigates the impact of population on economic growth by using the panel
ARDL cointegration technique for long run and error correction model to determine the short run
dynamics of system to panel data for selected south Asian countries. The empirical findings
indicate that population growth rate causes the low GDP growth rate in long run for selected
countries. The results also reveal that there is no short run causality from population growth to
GDP growth. Findings from the study support the conventional wisdom, which stipulates that
high population growth has an adverse effect on economic growth. In countries like Pakistan,
India and Bangladesh, carefully planned population growth strategy could be beneficial for
economic growth and eventually poverty alleviation.
Usman Azhar, Mohsin Hasnain Ahmad, Abdul Raziq. (2012) Exploring the Linkages between Population Growth and Economic Growth for South Asian Countries, Journal of Applied and Emerging Sciences, Volume 3, Issue 2.
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