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Human capital externalities in South Africa
Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Vencatachellum, Désiré - In: Economic development and cultural change 51 (2003) 3, pp. 603-628
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001776602
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The effect of college education on health and mortality : evidence from Canada
Lacroix, Guy; Laliberté-Auger, Francois; Michaud, … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011948545
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The effect of college education on health and mortality : evidence from Canada
Lacroix, Guy; Lalibertée-Auger, Francois; Michaud, … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011948598
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The effect of college education on health and mortality : evidence from Canada
Lacroix, Guy; Laliberté-Auger, Francois; Michaud, … - 2019
We investigate the returns to college attendance in Canada in terms of health and mortality reduction. To do so, we ….3% reduction in lifetime hospital stays, 19.7 for specialists). We find that education impacts mortality mostly by delaying the …. The impact on mortality are found to be larger than those estimated from the health microsimulation model (hazard ratio of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140100
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International differences in longevity and health and their economic consequences
Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana; Lakdawalla, Darius; … - 2009
In 1975, 50 year-old Americans could expect to live slightly longer than their European counterparts. By 2005, American life expectancy at that age has diverged substantially compared to Europe. We find that this growing longevity gap is primarily the symptom of real declines in the health of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269620
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International differences in longevity and health and their economic consequences
Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana P.; Lakdawalla, Darius - 2009
2004 to 2050. -- Disability ; mortality ; international comparisons ; microsimulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003893888
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International differences in longevity and health and their economic consequences
Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana P.; Lakdawalla, Darius - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872382
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On the rise of health spending and longevity
Fonseca, Raquel; Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Galama, Titus; … - 2009
We use a calibrated stochastic life-cycle model of endogenous health spending, asset accumulation and retirement to investigate the causes behind the increase in health spending and life expectancy over the period 1965-2005. We estimate that technological change along with the increase in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003925549
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Evidence on individual preferences for longevity risk
Delprat, Gae͏̈tan; Leroux, Marie-Louise; Michaud, … - 2013
The standard model of intertemporal choice assumes risk neutrality toward the length of life: due to additivity, agents are not sensitive to a mean preserving spread in the length of life. Using a survey fielded in the RAND American Life Panel (ALP), this paper provides empirical evidence on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009730526
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COMPAS : un modèle de microsimulation santé pur le Québec
Boisclair, David; Côté-Sergent, Aurelie; Duclos, Jean-Yves - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411140