A large literature documents the positive influence of a city's skill structure on its rate of economic growth. By … contrast, the effect of a city's age structure on its economic growth has been a hitherto largely neglected area of research … or seniors. The paper sets out the potential channels through which such differential growth may occur. Using data from a …

demographic consequences of the Rwandan genocide and how the excess mortality due to the conflict was distributed in the …

, despite the extensive spread of the virus, the mortality toll remains highly concentrated in high-income countries. Developing …

This paper examines the links between adverse events, depression, and decision making in Nigeria. It investigates how …

This paper evaluates the global welfare consequences of increases in mortality and poverty generated by the Covid-19 … pandemic. Increases in mortality are measured in terms of the number of years of life lost (LY) to the pandemic. Additional … years spent in poverty (PY) are conservatively estimated using growth estimates for 2020 and two different scenarios for its …