.S., we compare this bias between U.S. Cold War (CW) allies to non-CW allies, before and after the CW ended. The results show …

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 … better health care implies that mortality could be the source of a poverty trap. In our regressions, adult mortality explains …

and space to identify the impact of competition. Using data on mortality as a measure of hospital quality and exploiting …

institutional factors. We use the World Values Surveys to identify the relationship between intensity of religious beliefs and …

goods. We use linguistic trees, describing the genealogical relationship between the entire set of 6,912 world languages, to …

after World War II. It has built a reputation of independence and quality, while it has also achieved a solid position in … the world’s oldest fiscal watchdog, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB). CPB was founded directly …

enrichment of democratic institutions and further extension of voting rights to the female population during the post war …