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Life expectancy and economic growth : the role of the demographic transition
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2009
. We provide evidence supporting these predictions using data on exogenous mortality reductions in the context of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003837588
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Human capital, mortality and fertility : a unified theory of the economic and demographic transition
Cervellati, Matteo (contributor); Sunde, Uwe (contributor) - 2007
children and type and intensity of investments in their own education. The interplay between different dimensions of mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591495
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The economic and demographic transition, mortality, and comparative development
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2013
the role of mortality differences for comparative development. The framework can replicate the quantitative patterns in … endogenous variables across countries. The results suggest that differences in extrinsic mortality might explain a substantial … the main variables of interest. -- economic and demographic transition ; adult mortality ; child mortality ; quantitative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009708703
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The economic impact of non-communicable disease in China and India : estimates, projections, and comparisons
Bloom, David E.; Cafiero, Elizabeth T.; McGovern, Mark E.; … - 2013
This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in China and India for the period 2012-2030. Our estimates are derived using WHO's EPIC model of economic growth, which focuses on the negative effects of NCDs on labor supply and capital accumulation. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009792518
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The economic burden of chronic diseases : estimates and projections for China, Japan and South Korea
Bloom, David E.; Chen, Simiao; Kuhn, Michael; McGovern, … - 2017
, this approach allows us to account for i) variations in human capital for workers in different age groups, ii) mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011704338
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Going beyond GDP with a parsimonious indicator : inequality-adjusted healthy lifetime income
Bloom, David E.; Fan, Victoria Y.; Kufenko, Vadim; … - 2020
Per capita GDP has limited use as a well-being indicator because it does not capture many dimensions that imply a "good life", such as health and equality of opportunity. However, per capita GDP has the virtues of easy interpretation and can be calculated with manageable data requirements....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012169722
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Spurring economic growth through human development : research results and guidance for policymakers
Bloom, David E.; Khoury, Alexander; Kufenko, Vadim; … - 2020
Education, general health, and reproductive health are key indicators of human development. Investments in these domains can also promote economic growth. This paper argues for the importance of human development related investments based on i) a theoretical economic growth model with poverty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012169741
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Population aging and economic growth : from demographic dividend to demographic drag?
Kotschy, Rainer; Bloom, David E. - 2023
This paper examines the extent to which changes in working-age shares associated with population aging might slow economic growth in upcoming years. We first analyze the economic effects of changing working-age shares in a standard empirical growth model using country panel data from...
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