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Geographical Origins and Economic Consequences of Language Structures
Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer; Sarid, Assaf - 2016
This research explores the economic causes and consequences of language structures. It advances the hypothesis and establishes empirically that variations in pre-industrial geographical characteristics that were conducive to higher return to agricultural investment, larger gender gap in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011584694
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Life expectancy and economic growth: the role of the demographic transition
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2009
individuals' education and fertility decisions depend on their life expectancy. The theory predicts that before the demographic … the role of the econometric specification. We present a simple theory of the economic and demographic transition where …. We provide evidence supporting these predictions using data on exogenous mortality reductions in the context of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269079
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Religion and Growth
Becker, Sascha O.; Rubin, Jared; Woessmann, Ludger - 2023
development. It affects human capital through both religious and secular education. It affects population and labor by influencing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469638
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The Effects of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake on Children's Nutrition and Education
Dodlova, Marina; Carias, Michelle Escobar; Grimm, Michael - 2023
We assess the impact of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on children's nutrition and education. We combine geo-coded shaking … education. The results are robust to alternative specifications and different measures of exposure to the earthquake. Our … education. Reduced children's health and education will have lasting private and social costs, which could easily exceed the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377098
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Modern Infectious Diseases: Macroeconomic Impacts and Policy Responses
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2020
We discuss and review literature on the macroeconomic effects of epidemics and pandemics since the late 20th century. First, we cover the role of health in driving economic growth and well-being and discuss standard frameworks for assessing the economic burden of infectious diseases. Second, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012322424
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Reforms, growth and persistence of gender gap: Recent evidence from private school enrolment in India
Maitra, Pushkar; Pal, Sarmistha; Sharma, Anurag - 2011
private sector in delivering basic education. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282389
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Reforms, Growth and Persistence of Gender Gap: Recent Evidence from Private School Enrolment in India
Maitra, Pushkar; Pal, Sarmistha; Sharma, Anurag - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
private sector in delivering basic education. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009371892
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Human Capital Formation, Life Expectancy and the Process of Economic Development
Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - 2002
This paper presents a non-Malthusian theory of long-term development We model the interplay between the process of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262667
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Household Shocks and Education Investment in Madagascar
Glick, Peter; Sahn, David E.; Walker, Thomas F. - 2014
This paper measured the extent to which households in Madagascar adjust children's school attendance in order to cope with exogenous shocks to household income, assets and labour supply. Our analysis was based on a unique data set with 10 years of recall data on school attendance and household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010481614
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Household Shocks and Education Investment in Madagascar
Glick, Peter; Sahn, David E.; Walker, Thomas F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
This paper measured the extent to which households in Madagascar adjust children's school attendance in order to cope with exogenous shocks to household income, assets and labour supply. Our analysis was based on a unique data set with 10 years of recall data on school attendance and household...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011106163