correlates of fertility differences across space and over time are female schooling and health, with the former having larger … economic outcomes. These shifts are triggered by changes in fertility and mortality that take place some years before becoming … countries in the world are still experiencing, or probably about to experience, fertility declines. This paper first …

This paper develops a dynamic general equilibrium model of fertility, human capital accumulation, child labor and … survival probability leads to falling fertility, eventually to investment into schooling and the demise of child labor. Child … generate a demographic transition. Falling mortality can only explain a relatively small part of the fertility decline. A …

We assess quantitatively the effect of exogenous health improvements on output per capita. Our simulation model allows … for a direct effect of health on worker productivity, as well as indirect effects that run through schooling, the size and … developing countries, and standard components of quantitative macroeconomic theory. We consider both changes in general health …

We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa …

fertility, both desired and realized, as a central pathway through which the relationship has been historically theorized and … independently from fertility decline. Finally, we assess the state and quality of evidence of these relationships and propose …

We propose a unified growth model linking technology, education investment across genders, and fertility to explain …, accelerating technological progress. This reinforcing loop results in the transition to a new fertility regime and accelerated …

This paper analyzes qualitatively and quantitatively the e ects of declining mortality rates on fertility, education …

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 …

We propose a unified growth model linking technology, education investment across genders, and fertility to explain … human capital, accelerating technological progress. This reinforcing loop results in the transition to a new fertility …

fertility, both desired and realized, as a central pathway through which the relationship has been historically theorized and … independently from fertility decline. Finally, we assess the state and quality of evidence of these relationships and propose …