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Linguistic traits and human capital formation

Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer; Sarid, Assaf - 2020

This research establishes the influence of linguistic traits on human behavior. Exploiting variations in the languages spoken by children of migrants with identical ancestral countries of origin, the analysis indicates that the presence of periphrastic future tense, and its association with...

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Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth

Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2000

This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This uni...ted theory encompasses the observed evolution of population, technology and income per capita in the long...

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Demographic transition, income distribution and economic growth

Dahan, Momi; Tsiddon, Daniel - 1996

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The distribution of human capital and economic growth

Galor, Oded; Tsiddon, Daniel - 1996

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Inequality, Human Capital Formation and the Process of Development

Galor, Oded - Brown University, Department of Economics - 2011

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Technology-skill complementarity in the early phase of industrialization

Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded - 2016

The research explores the effect of industrialization on human capital formation. Exploiting exogenous regional variations in the adoption of steam engines across France, the study establishes that, in contrast to conventional wisdom that views early industrialization as a predominantly...

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Flowers of evil? : industrialization and long run development

Franck, Raphaël; Galor, Oded - 2018

This research explores the effect of industrialization on the process of development. In contrast to conventional wisdom that views industrial development as a catalyst for economic growth, the study establishes that while the adoption of industrial technology was conducive to economic...

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The importance of age for the reallocation of labor. Evidence from Swedish linked employer-employee data 1986-2002

Gartell, Marie; Jans, Ann-Christin; Persson, Helena - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2008

Using employer-employee data covering the whole Swedish economy over a uniquely long time period from 1986 to 2002, we examine how job and worker flows have been distributed across age groups. We find that job and worker flows vary by age groups, not only with respect to magnitude and variation,...

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Cohort Effects on Earnings Profiles: Evidence from Sweden.

Dahlberg, Susanne; Nahum, Ruth-Aïda - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2003

and shape of one´s earnings profile. We estimate cohort size effects on earnings profiles and further assess whether these … there are significant cohort effects on the earnings profile which are fairly consistent across gender but not across … education levels. Large cohorts have a higher overall earnings level than small cohorts. Cohorts born in an upswing of a boom …

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The importance of education for the reallocation of labor. Evidence from Swedish linked employer-employee data 1986-2002

Gartell, Marie; Jans, Ann-Christin; Persson, Helena - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2007

Using employer-employee data covering the whole Swedish economy over a uniquely long time period from 1986 to 2002, we examine how job flows and worker flows have been distributed both on an aggregate level and across educational levels. We find that job and worker flows vary by educational...

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