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Life Expectancy and Economic Growth: The Role of the Demographic Transition
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
In this paper we investigate the causal effect of life expectancy on economic growth by explicitly accounting for the role of the demographic transition. In addition to focusing on issues of empirical identification, this paper emphasizes the role of the econometric specification. We present a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999937
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The Economic and Demographic Transition, Mortality, and Comparative Development
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We propose a unified growth theory to investigate the mechanics generating the economic and demographic transition, and the role of mortality differences for comparative development. The framework can replicate the quantitative patterns in historical time series data and in contemporaneous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010775592
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Two Centuries of International Migration
Ferrie, Joseph; Hatton, Timothy J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
economy behind the evolution of immigration policy. We provide an historical context for current debates on immigration and … immigration policy and we conclude by speculating on future trends. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959625
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The Cliometrics of International Migration: A Survey
Hatton, Timothy J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
migrations. Here I focus on the period 1850 to 1940 and chiefly on migration from Europe to the New World. The survey is … and their effects on wages and income distribution in source and destination countries; and the evolution of immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008506064
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Critical Periods During Childhood and Adolescence: A Study of Adult Height Among Immigrant Siblings
den Berg, Gerard J. van; Lundborg, Petter; Nystedt, Paul; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We identify the ages that constitute critical periods in children's development towards their adult health status. For this we use data on families migrating into Sweden from countries that are mostly poorer, with less healthy conditions. Long-run health is proxied by adult height. The relation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005070431
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The World Distribution of Income and Income Inequality
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
results from different case studies are presented. These results are further contrasted to those obtained based on the World … the concepts, measurement and decomposition of inequality, the world distribution of income and inequality measured at … those based on the World Income Inequality Database. Research on the world income inequality supports increased awareness of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762039
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Continental and Sub-Continental Income Inequality
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
. We investigate the economic disparity between regions of the world and among countries within each continent or …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822346
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Regional Income Inequality in Selected Large Countries
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
Income inequality can be measured at different levels of aggregation such as global, continental, international and national levels. Here we consider income inequality at the national level but the focus is on the within country regional inequality. Regional inequality in income distribution in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566719
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Inequalities and Their Measurement
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
This paper is a review of the recent advances in the measurement of inequality. Inequality can have several dimensions. Economists are mostly concerned with the income and consumption dimensions of inequality. Several inequality indices including the most widely used index of inequality namely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566845
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The Biocultural Origins of Human Capital Formation
Galor, Oded; Klemp, Marc - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This research explores the biocultural origins of human capital formation. It presents the first evidence that moderate fecundity and thus predisposition towards investment in child quality was conducive for long-run reproductive success within the human species. Using an extensive genealogical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959539