the role of the econometric specification. We present a simple theory of the economic and demographic transition where … individuals' education and fertility decisions depend on their life expectancy. The theory predicts that before the demographic …

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

implemented under it depend on the allocation of de facto political power across the different social groups. The cost of public … enforcement of property rights depends on the extent of predation activities in the economy. The theory highlights the importance …

for 80,000 individuals, drawn as representative samples from 76 countries around the world, representing 90 percent of … both the world's population and global income. The global distribution of preferences exhibits substantial variation across … systematically with age, gender, and cognitive ability. Around the world, our preference measures are predictive of a wide range of …

emerging democracies, and in particular, the protection of civil (political and economic) liberties. A simple theory in which …

Starting in January 2003, Germany implemented the first two so-called Hartz reforms, followed by the third and fourth …