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Health behaviors and education in Turkey
Tansel, Aysıt; Karaoglan, Deniz - 2014
This is the first study which provides empirical analysis of the variation in health behaviors for adult men and women … in Turkey which is a developing country. The health behaviors considered are smoking, drinking, fruit and vegetable … health behaviors. The results indicate that smoking is positively associated with education at all levels with a decreasing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369751
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Demography of global aging
Bloom, David E.; Mitgang, Elizabeth; Osher, Benjamin - 2016
health, economics, and policy development. The chapter concludes with a selection of adaptable strategies that countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528113
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Do cash transfers improve birth outcomes? : evidence from matched vital statistics, social security and program data
Amarante, Verónica; Manacorda, Marco; Miguel, Edward; … - 2011
's smoking all appear to contribute to the effect. We conclude that, by improving child health, unrestricted unconditional cash …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009523455
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Genetic, cultural and geographical distances
Giuliano, Paola (contributor);  … - 2006
This paper investigates how the measures of genetic distance between populations, which have been used in anthropology and historical linguistics, can be used in economics. What does the correlation between genetic distance and economic variables mean? Using the measure of genetic distance, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003355558
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Demography and provisions for retirement : the pension composition, a behavioral approach
Praag, Bernard M. S. van; Hop, J. Peter - 2020
interests of the different groups are only partly coinciding. For a given demography and interest rate, the joint result of the … in the capital market with a corresponding equilibrium interest rate. In this paper we assume a demography with one … determined by the demography and cannot be modified at will as a long-term political instrument. We find that this is relevant …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012160984
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The future of work : challenges for job creation due to global demographic change and automation
Abeliansky, Ana Lucia; Algur, Eda; Bloom, David E.; … - 2020
We explore future job creation needs under conditions of demographic, economic, and technological change. First, we estimate the implications for job creation in 2020-2030 of population growth, changes in labor force participation, and the achievement of plausible target unemployment rates,...
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Demographic change and the European income distribution
Dolls, Mathias; Doorley, Karina; Paulus, Alari; … - 2018
This paper assesses the effect of key demographic changes (population ageing and upskilling) that are expected by 2030 on the income distribution in the EU-27 and examines the potential of tax-benefit systems to counterbalance negative developments. Theory predicts that population ageing should...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011821330
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Demography, unemployment, automation, and digitalization : implications for the creation of (decent) jobs, 2010-2030
Bloom, David E.; McKenna, Matthew J.; Prettner, Klaus - 2018
Characterizing the work that people do on their jobs is a longstanding and core issue in labor economics. Traditionally, classification has been done manually. If it were possible to combine new computational tools and administrative wage records to generate an automated crosswalk between job...
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Religion and growth
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023
We use the elements of a macroeconomic production function - physical capital, human capital, labor, and technology - 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014391202
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Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2016
We assess Africa's prospects for enjoying a demographic dividend. While fertility rates and dependency ratios in Africa remain high, they have started to decline. According to UN projections, they will fall further in the coming decades such that by the mid-21st century the ratio of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528105