A number of studies suggest that mortality rates among East German men increased in the wake of reunification, in … mortality and cause of death statistics based on detailed regional data. The results indicate that there was indeed an increase … in mortality rates which cannot be dismissed as a statistical artefact. Next, the paper discusses various theories …

- together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue … that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual …

and the transition to modern growth. -- demographic transition ; gender gap ; human capital ; fertility ; mortality … theories and their significance for the understanding of the transition from stagnation to growth. The analysis suggests that … ; Unified Growth Theory …

We propose a unified growth theory to investigate the mechanics generating the economic and demographic transition, and … 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 …

capacities, with potentially significant implications for employment, savings, consumption, economic growth, asset values, and …

This article examines pollution and environmental mortality in an economy where fertility is endogenous and output is … pollution-induced mortality but also shifts resources to the clean sector. If the dirty sector is more capital intensive, then … expansion of population boosts total pollution, aggravating mortality. …

The demographic transition -the move from a high fertility/high mortality regime into a low fertility/low mortality …