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Elite education, mass education, and the transition to modern growth
Strulik, Holger; Werner, Katharina - 2015
We propose an innovation-driven growth model in which education is determined by family background and cognitive ability. We show that compulsory schooling can move a society from elite education to mass education, which then triggers market R&D. This means that our model rationalizes two...
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Elite education, mass education, and the transition to modern growth
Strulik, Holger; Werner, Katharina - 2014
For most of human history there existed a well-educated and innovative elite whereas mass education, market R&D, and high growth are phenomena of the modern period. In order to explain these phenomena we propose an innovation-driven growth model for the very long run in which the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010346232
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The gender gap in mortality : how much is explained by behavior?
Schünemann, Johannes; Strulik, Holger; Trimborn, Timo - 2016
approach in order to gauge to what extent gender differences in longevity can be attributed to gender-specific preferences and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011516012
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The return to education in terms of wealth and health
Strulik, Holger - 2016
This study presents a new view on the association between education and longevity. In contrast to the earlier … gradient by idiosyncratic returns to education, with causality running from education to longevity. The theory also explains … why compulsory schooling has comparatively small effects on longevity and why the gradient gets larger over time through …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011556905
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A closed-form solution for the health capital model
Strulik, Holger - 2014
This paper provides a closed-form solution for the health capital model of health demand. The results are exploited in order to prove analytically the comparative dynamics of the model. Results are derived for the so called pure investment model, the pure consumption model and a combination of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010429139
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Going from bad to worse : adaptation to poor health, health spending, longevity, and the value of life
Schünemann, Johannes; Strulik, Holger; Trimborn, Timo - 2015
adaptation generally increases the value of life (by about 2 to 5 percent), its impact on health behavior and longevity depends …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011388100
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A health economic theory of occupational choice, aging, and longevity
Strulik, Holger - 2022
longevity. Health-demanding work leads to a faster accumulation of health deficits and is remunerated with a hazard markup on …
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Health and education : understanding the gradient
Strulik, Holger - 2013 - This Version: September 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010188738
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Time-inconsistent health behavior and its impact on aging and longevity
Strulik, Holger; Werner, Katharina - 2019
model with endogenous aging and longevity. Individuals can slow down aging and postpone death by health investments and by … price policy can nudge individuals to behave more healthy such that they actually realize the longevity and value of life …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012064136
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Hyperbolic discounting can be good for your health
Strulik, Holger; Trimborn, Timo - 2016
. Here, we challenge this view. We set up a life-cycle model of human aging and longevity in which individuals discount the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011576335