calibrated version we and that education always increases if life expectancy rises but the effect on the capital stock is still … potentially offsetting effects at work in models with endogenous education and overlapping generations which is key for …

mortality are important determinants of fertility decline, while per-capita GDP has probably worked in the opposite direction …This paper studies the dynamics of fertility in 180 countries in the period 1950ñ 2015 and investigates the … determinants of the onset of fertility transitions. The application of Phillips and Sulís (2007) test to fertility rates provides …

trends, we implement an overlapping generations model with heterogeneity by level of education in which individuals optimally …

mortality. We find some evidence of community rebuilding and replacement fertility, but the net long-term effect is fertility …This paper studies the effect of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic on fertility using a historical dataset from Sweden …. Our results suggest an immediate reduction in fertility driven by morbidity, and additional behavioral effects driven by …

mortality. We find some evidence of community rebuilding and replacement fertility, but the net long-term effect is fertility …This paper studies the effect of the 1918–19 influenza pandemic on fertility using a historical dataset from Sweden …. Our results suggest an immediate reduction in fertility driven by morbidity, and additional behavioral effects driven by …

mortality. We find some evidence of community rebuilding and replacement fertility, but the net long-term effect is fertility …This paper studies the effect of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic on fertility using a historical dataset from Sweden …. Our results suggest an immediate reduction in fertility driven by morbidity, and additional behavioral effects driven by …

I investigate the effects of declining mortality on economic growth in a model with endogenous fertility and human … steady states and reduced child mortality can cause economically significant changes in parents' fertility and schooling … capital investment. The partial equilibrium analysis based on an earlier study, shows that as infant and child mortality …

This paper examines the relationship between fertility and human capital investment and its implications for economic … growth, focusing on the effects of declining mortality. Unlike the existing literature, this paper stresses the role of … precautionary demand for children. As the mortality rate and thus uncertainty falls, this demand decreases. Furthermore, lower …

This paper examines the relationship between fertility and human capital investment and its implications for economic … growth, focusing on the effects of declining mortality. Unlike the existing literature, this paper stresses the role of … precautionary demand for children. As the mortality rate and thus uncertainty falls, this demand decreases. Furthermore, lower …