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A Lipsetian Theory of Democratization : Development, Education, Inequality, and Resources

Boucekkine, Raouf - 2017

of education, inequality, and (natural) resources. We highlight two contrasting effects of education and human capital … accumulation. On the one side, education prompts economic growth and enriches the budget of the autocratic elite. On the other side …, education increases the “awareness” of citizens - capturing their reluctance to accept a dictatorship and their labor …

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The Dynamics of Income-Related Health Inequality Among US Children

Chatterji, Pinka - 2011

income-related child health inequality is family income itself, although other factors, such as maternal education, also play …

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The Global Joint Distribution of Income and Health

Wu, Ximing; Savvides, Andreas; Stengos, Thanasis - 2021

We investigate the evolution of global welfare in two dimensions: income per capita and life expectancy. First, we estimate the marginal distributions of income and life expectancy separately. More importantly, in contrast to previous univariate approaches, we consider income and life expectancy...

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The Measurement of Health Inequalities : Does Status Matter?

Costa-Font, Joan - 2017

The measurement of health inequalities usually involves either estimating the concentration of health outcomes using an income-based measure of status or applying conventional inequality measurement tools to a health variable that is non-continuous or, in many cases, categorical. However, these...

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Human Capital Accumulation and the Macroeconomy in an Ageing Society

Heijdra, Ben J.; Reijnders, Laurie S. M. - CESifo - 2012

How do population ageing shocks affect the long-run macroeconomic performance of an economy? To answer this question we build a general equilibrium overlapping generations model of a closed economy featuring endogenous factor prices. Finitely-lived individuals are endowed with perfect foresight...

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Pension Design when Fertility Fluctuates: The Role of Capital Mobility and Education Financing

Zamac, Jovan - CESifo - 2005

fertility. The model is a three-period CGE framework where the design of the education system and effects on factor prices are … optimal if the education system has a fixed benefit rate. This design of education and pension systems assures that …

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Ageing and Growth in the Small Open Economy

Heijdra, Ben J.; Romp, Ward E. - CESifo - 2006

We construct an overlapping generations model for the small open economy whichincorporates a realistic description of the mortality process. Agents engage in educational activities at the start of life and thus create human capital to be used later on in life for production purposes. Depending...

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