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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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Inequality, Human Capital Formation and the Process of Development

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

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The College-to-work Transition during the 1990:s. Evidence from Sweden

Gartell, Marie - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2010

This paper analyzes the time it takes for Swedish college graduates to start a full-time job that lasts for six month or more. The focus is on the transition from college-to-work during the period 1991–1999. This period covers both upturns and downturns of the business cycle, providing a...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008494011

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,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005196942

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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005644674

Childbearing and psycho-social work life conditions in Sweden 1991-2000

Ström, Sara - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2005

In Sweden, a dramatic fall in fertility coincided with recession and high unemployment during the 1990s. Recent research has shown that the precarious labor market has been one factor contributing to women postponing family formation. Studies have also shown that during the 1990s, the degree of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005196940

Stability of college rankins. A study of relative earnings estimates applying different methods and models on Swedish data

Gartell, Marie - Institutet för Framtidsstudier - 2009

The ranking of colleges varies both across methods and model specifications. Still, earnings equations tend to be … consistent with regard to which colleges that on average are found in the top and bottom half of the earnings distribution … new colleges. Although ranking by earnings equations provide some information about the relation to earnings, endogeneity …

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"The Complementary between Technology and Human Capital in the Early Phase of Industrialization"

Franck, Raphael; Galor, Oded - Brown University, Department of Economics - 2015

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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The Demographic Transition: Causes and Consequences

Galor, Oded - Brown University, Department of Economics - 2010

This paper develops the theoretical foundations and the testable implications of the various mechanisms that have been proposed as possible triggers for the demographic transition. Moreover, it examines the empirical validity of each of the theories and their significance for the understanding...

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2008 Lawrence R. Klein Lecture –Comparative Economic Development: Insights from Unified Growth Theory

Galor, Oded - Brown University, Department of Economics - 2009

This paper explores the implications of Uni.ed Growth Theory for the origins of existing di¤erences in income per capita across countries. The theory sheds light on three fundamental layers of comparative development. It identi.es the factors that have governed the pace of the transitionfrom...

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