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Analyzing a variety of cross-national and sub-national data, we argue that high adult mortality reduces economic growth … by shortening time horizons. Higher adult mortality is associated with increased levels of risky behaviour, higher … fertility, and lower investment in physical and human capital. Furthermore, the feedback effect from economic prosperity to …
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an important predictor of adult life expectancy. Fertility, childhood development, longevity, education and income growth … different regimes. In a Malthusian regime with no education fertility increases with adult life expectancy. In the modern growth … regime, life expectancy and fertility move in opposite directions. The dynamics display the key features of the demographic …
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the rise in the demand for human capital in the process of development was the main trigger for the decline in fertility …
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We investigate whether an aging population may challenge the supremacy of large working-cities. To this end, we develop an economic geography model with two types of individuals (workers and retirees) and two sectors (local services and manufacturing). Workers produce and consume; the elderly...
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survey data, we assess six possible explanations for this upsurge in mortality. Most find little support in the data: the … mortality rates. The two factors that do appear to be important are alcohol consumption, especially as it relates to external …
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and space to identify the impact of competition. Using data on mortality as a measure of hospital quality and exploiting …
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opening to private provision affected mortality rates – an important and not easily contractible quality dimension – using a … competition significantly improved non-contractible quality as measured by mortality rates. It also reduced the cost per resident …
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We examine the relationship between education and mortality in a young population of Italian males. In 1981 several … schooling or lower mortality rates, thus excluding that the main findings reflect direct effects of military service on … subsequent mortality rather than a causal effect of schooling. We conclude that increasing the proportion of high school …
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We estimate the causal effect of early retirement on mortality for blue-collar workers. To overcome the problem of … cardiovascular disorders among eligible workers, suggesting that changes in health-related behavior explain increased mortality among …
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in fertility levels. Changes in union formation and fertility levels, on the other hand, do have a significant impact on …
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