publ-mit-podpubl-mit-podPrettner, KlausGeloso, VincentKufenko, Vadim2024-04-082024-04-082018-04-102018https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/6257We assess the effects of changes in household size on the long-run evolution of living standards and on cross-country convergence. When the observed changes in average household size across countries are taken into consideration, growth in living standards is slower throughout the 20th century as compared to a measure based on per capita GDP. Furthermore, the speed of divergence between different countries be- fore 1950 is faster and the speed of convergence after 1950 is slower after adjusting for the evolution in household size.engDivergenceConvergenceLong-run growthChanging household sizeDemography330DemographieHaushaltWirtschaftswachstumWorkingPaper501866299urn:nbn:de:bsz:100-opus-14743