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Inequality and Mortality: Long-Run Evidence from a Panel of Countries

Leigh, Andrew; Jencks, Christopher - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2006

We investigate whether changes in economic inequality affect mortality in rich countries. To answer this question we … expectancy and positively related to infant mortality. However, in our preferred fixed-effects specification these relationships …

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‘The Child is Father of the Man:’ Implications for the Demographic Transition

de la Croix, David; Licandro, Omar - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

We propose a new theory of the demographic transition based on the evidence that body development during childhood is an important predictor of adult life expectancy. Fertility, childhood development, longevity, education and income growth all result from individual decisions. Parents face a...

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Policing Cannabis and Drug Related Hospital Admissions: Evidence from Administrative Records

Kelly, Elaine; Rasul, Imran - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

Abstract We evaluate the impact of a policing experiment that depenalized the possession of small quantities of cannabis in the London borough of Lambeth, on hospital admissions related to illicit drug use. To do so, we exploit administrative records on individual hospital admissions classified...

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Privatization and Quality: Evidence from Elderly Care in Sweden

Bergman, Mats; Johansson, Per; Lundberg, Sofia; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

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 …

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Explaining Anglo-German Productivity Differences in Services Since 1870

Broadberry, Stephen N - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

Germany overtook Britain in comparative productivity levels for the whole economy primarily as a result of trends in services rather than trends in industry. Britain’s productivity lead in services before World War II reflected external economies of scale in a highly urbanised economy with an...

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The Era of Migration: Lessons for Today

O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

The late 19th century, and more precisely the period between the Irish Famine of 1845-49 and the First World War, was an era of largely free migration. As such, it constitutes a unique policy experiment, in which migration flows reflected underlying economic forces, rather than government...

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Individual Mortality and Macroeconomic Conditions from Birth to Death

Lindeboom, Maarten; Portrait, France; den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper analyses the effects of macroeconomic conditions throughout life on the individual mortality rate. We … estimate flexible duration models where the individual’s mortality rate depends on current conditions, conditions earlier in … health indicators. The results indicate a strong effect of macroeconomic conditions during childhood on mortality at all ages …

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Women's Liberation: What's in It for Men?

Doepke, Matthias; Tertilt, Michèle - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

The nineteenth century witnessed dramatic improvements in the legal rights of married women. Given that these changes took place long before women gained the right to vote, they amounted to a voluntary renouncement of power by men. In this paper, we investigate men's incentives for sharing power...

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The Cliometrics of International Migration: A Survey

Hatton, Timothy J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

This is a survey of some of the key studies in the literature on international migration in history that may be described as cliometric. This literature uses the concepts and approaches of applied economics to investigate a range of historical issues and there are strong parallels with the...

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The Distribution of Top Incomes in Five Anglo-Saxon Countries over the Twentieth Century

Atkinson, A B; Leigh, Andrew - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2010

Taxation data have been used to create long-run series for the distribution of top incomes in quite a number of countries. Most of these studies have focused on the national experience of individual countries, but we can also learn from cross-country comparisons. Comparative analysis is...

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