Human Capital, Mortality and Fertility:A Unified Theory of the Economic andDemographic Transition

This paper provides a unified theory of the economic and demographic transition. Individualsmake optimal decisions about fertility, education of their children and the type and intensity ofthe investments in their own education. These decisions are affected by different dimensionsof mortality and technological progress which change endogenously during the process ofdevelopment...

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Year of publication:	2007-07-01
Authors:	Cervellati, Matteo ; Sunde, Uwe
Institutions:	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn>
Subject:	Humankapital \| Entwicklung \| Industrielle Revolution

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Extent:	686080 bytes 56 p. application/pdf
Series:	IZA - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit - Discussion Papers IZA Discussion Paper ; No. 2905 (2007)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	E10 - General Aggregative Models. General ; J10 - Demographic Economics. General ; O10 - Economic Development. General ; O40 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity. General ; O41 - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models ; Industrial management ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; No country specification
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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