We use a new sample of UK female identical twins to estimate private economic returns to education. We report findings … in three areas. First, we use identical twins, to control for family effects and genetic ability bias, and the education … findings suggest lower ability bias in within-twin pair regressions than pooled regressions. Third, using data on twins smoking …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …