due to the burning of bituminous coal for heat. We estimate the effects of this bituminous coal consumption on mortality … in the use of bituminous coal for heating between 1945 and 1960 decreased winter all-age mortality by 1.25 percent and … rates in the U.S. during the mid-20th century. Coal consumption varied considerably during the 20th century due to coal …

mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we … example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality – ranging from zero to large … quantify the mean mortality effect and explore its dispersion across gender, time and countries. We find that men benefit from …

values of the standard Solow productivity residual. The equivalence holds if the representative household maximizes utility … where it does not properly measure technology) and makes it possible to calculate the contributions of disaggregated units …-level (EU-KLEMS) and firm-level (Amadeus) data. After adding further assumptions about technology and market structure (firms …

panel of industries in 17 countries from 1993-2007. We find that industrial robots increased both labor productivity and ….37 percentage points. We also find that robots increased both wages and total factor productivity. While robots had no significant …

We analyze the efficiency and productivity growth of a representative sample of Portuguese hospitals from 1997 to 2004 …, using an innovative approach by employing the directional distance function and the Luenberger productivity indicator. The … productivity indicator that is decomposed into the usual constituents of productivity growth: technological change and efficiency …

capital, information technology, R&D, and physical capital appear to be complementary with investments in organizational …

labor market ensures that the long-run unemployment rate is independent of the size of the capital stock, productivity, and … productivity. …