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Malthus in the Bedroom : Birth Spacing as a Preventive Check Mechanism in Pre-Modern England
Cinnirella, Francesco; Klemp, Marc; Weisdorf, Jacob Louis - 2021
England’s historical leadership as a low population-pressure, high-wage economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315857
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Nineteenth Century Weight in the United States : Revaluating Net Nutrition During Economic Development
Carson, Scott A. - 2015
Heights and body mass index values (BMIs) are now well accepted measures that reflect net nutrition during economic development and institutional change. This study uses 19th century weights instead of BMIs to measure factors associated with current net nutrition. Across the weight distribution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013014360
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Ageing and Growth in the Small Open Economy
Heijdra, Ben J. - 2006
We construct an overlapping generations model for the small open economy which incorporates 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779815
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Urbanization and Growth : Why Did the Splendor of the Italian Cities in the Sixteenth Century Not Lead to Transition?
Chiarini, Bruno - 2014
In this paper we investigate the relation between population, wages and urban population in the Italian economy. During … development without the support of a substantial increase in population …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013044555
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Demographic Structure and Macroeconomic Trends
Aksoy, Yunus; Basso, Henrique S.; Smith, Ron; Grasl, Tobias - 2021
and growth, whose simulations match our empirical findings. The current trend of population aging and reduced fertility is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013315503
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Ageing and Productivity Growth : Are There Macro-Level Cohort Effects of Human Capital?
Werding, Martin - 2021
Slower growth of the labour force and an increase in old-age dependency will reduce the growth of aggregate output and output per capita in many developed countries. However, a major question is whether there is any systematic link between demographics and the productivity of those who will...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316605
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005094204
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Ageing and Productivity Growth: Are there Macro-level Cohort Effects of Human Capital?
Werding, Martin - CESifo - 2008
Slower growth of the labour force and an increase in old-age dependency will reduce the growth of aggregate output and output per capita in many developed countries. However, a major question is whether there is any systematic link between demographics and the productivity of those who will...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005406417
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Subjective Well-Being, Income, Economic Development and Growth
Sacks, Daniel W. - 2011
We explore the relationships between subjective well-being and income, as seen across individuals within a given … higher in countries with greater GDP per capita. The magnitude of the satisfaction-income gradient is roughly the same … whether we compare individuals or countries, suggesting that absolute income plays an important role in influencing well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013132796
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Does Size Matter? The Impact of Changes in Household Structure on Income Distribution in Germany
Peichl, Andreas - 2010
Income inequality in Germany has been continuously increasing during the past 20 years. In general, this is understood … affect per capita incomes, which has repercussions for the income distribution even if wages remain constant. The aim of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136651