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The Biocultural Origins of Human Capital Formation
Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc P B - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
finding further indicates that the optimal level of fecundity was below the population median, lending credence to the …
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Chapter 3 Three centuries of inequality in Britain and America
Lindert, Peter H. - In: Handbook of income distribution : volume 1, (pp. 167-216). 2000
Income and wealth inequality rose over the first 150 years of US history. They rose in Britain before 1875, especially …
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Economic Conditions at Birth, Birth Weight, Ability, and the Causal Path to Cardiovascular Mortality
Modin, Bitte; den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
We analyze interaction effects of birth weight and the business cycle at birth on individual cardiovascular (CV) mortality later in life. In addition, we examine to what extent these long-run effects run by way of cognitive ability and education and to what extent those mitigate the long-run...
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The micro-evidence for the Malthusian system : France, 1670-1840
Cummins, Neil - In: European economic review : EER 129 (2020), pp. 1-22
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Celebrating 150 Years of Analyzing Fertility Trends in Germany
Kendzia, Michael J.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 233 (2013) 3, pp. 406-422
Ever since the very beginning of the Journal of Economics and Statistics population economics has featured prominently … in the Journal. Fertility naturally plays an important role in population economics. However, the level of German … beginning. It points out that several articles anticipated subsequent research directions in the area of population economics at …
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Parenting with style : altruism and paternalism in intergenerational preference transmission
Doepke, Matthias; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - 2012
We construct a theory of intergenerational preference transmission that rationalizes the choice between alternative parenting styles (related to Baumrind 1967). Parents maximize an objective function that combines Beckerian and paternalistic altruism towards children. They can affect their...
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The Biocultural Origins of Human Capital Formation
Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014
finding further indicates that the optimal level of fecundity was below the population median, lending credence to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010951237
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Death and Development
Lorentzen, Peter; McMillan, John; Wacziarg, Romain - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005
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 behavior, higher fertility, and lower investment in physical and human capital....
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The Economics and Politics of Women's Rights
Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michele; Voena, Alessandra - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
Women's rights and economic development are highly correlated. Today, the discrepancy between the legal rights of women and men is much larger in developing compared to developed countries. Historically, even in countries that are now rich women had few rights before economic development took...
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Chapter 17. The HRS Around the World Surveys
Dobrescu, L.I.; Smith, J.P. - In: Handbook of the economics of population aging : Volume 1, (pp. 993-1018). 2016
In this chapter, we first discuss the history of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) network of surveys and how its … HRS-style data to advance our understanding of population aging and successfully inform the policy and business practices …
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