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The contribution of female health to economic development
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2015
, male health improvements delay the transition and the take-off because ceteris paribus they raise fertility. According to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011309090
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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 … that by the mid-21st century the ratio of the working-age to dependent population will be greater than in Asia, Europe, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528105
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The contribution of female health to economic development
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2016
growth. By contrast, male health improvements delay the transition and take-off because ceteris paribus they raise fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011533051
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The contribution of female health to economic development
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2015
, male health improvements delay the transition and the take-off because ceteris paribus they raise fertility. According to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011294100
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Childhood Vaccinations and Demographic Transition : Long-Term Evidence from India
Nandi, Arindam; Summan, Amit; Ngô, D.; Bloom, David E. - 2022
Childhood vaccines can increase population growth in the short term by improving the survival rates of young children …. Over the long run, reductions in child mortality rates are associated with lower demand for children and fertility rates … improving future health, schooling, and labor market outcomes of vaccinated mothers, but these long-term demographic benefits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014078010
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Childhood Vaccinations and Demographic Transition : Long-term Evidence From India
Nandi, Arindam; Summan, Amit; Ngo, Thoai D.; Bloom, David E. - 2022
Childhood vaccines can increase population growth in the short term by improving the survival rates of young children …. Over the long run, reductions in child mortality rates are associated with lower demand for children and fertility rates … improving future health, schooling, and labor market outcomes of vaccinated mothers, but these long-term demographic benefits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014078578
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Childhood vaccinations and demographic transition : long-term evidence from India
Nandi, Arindam; Summan, Amit; Ngô, Thoai D.; Bloom, … - 2022
Childhood vaccines can increase population growth in the short term by improving the survival rates of young children …. Over the long run, reductions in child mortality rates are associated with lower demand for children and fertility rates … improving future health, schooling, and labor market outcomes of vaccinated mothers, but these long-term demographic benefits …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013347140
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Fertility in high-income countries : trends, patterns, determinants, and consequences
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2023
total fertility rate is now below the level that implies a stable population in the long run. This has led to concerns among … economists, policymakers, and the wider public about the economic consequences of low fertility and population decline. In this …High-income countries have generally experienced falling fertility in recent decades. In most of these countries, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377694
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Household Membership Decisions of Adult Children
Chiuri, Maria Concetta; Del Boca, Daniela - 2021
While several social, economic and financial indicators point to a growing convergence among European countries, striking differences still emerge in the timing of leaving home for adult children. In Southern countries (as Spain, Italy or Portugal) in 2001 more than 70 percent of young adults...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325111
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Household Membership Decisions of Adult Children
Chiuri, Maria Concetta; Del Boca, Daniela - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
While several social, economic and financial indicators point to a growing convergence among European countries, striking differences still emerge in the timing of leaving home for adult children. In Southern countries (as Spain, Italy or Portugal) in 2001 more than 70 percent of young adults...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703665