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Breaking Bad : How Health Shocks Prompt Crime
Parise, Gianpaolo; Peijnenburg, Kim; Andersen, Steffen - 2021
We explore the impact of health shocks on criminal behavior. Exploiting variations in the timing of cancer diagnoses …, we find that health shocks elicit an increase in the probability of committing crime by 13%. This response is … repercussions of health shocks are effective at mitigating the ensuing negative externality on society …
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Human Capital Convergence : International Evidence
Sab, Randa; Smith, Stephen C. - 2021
In the growth literature, evidence on income convergence is mixed. In the development literature, health and education … indicators are also often used. This study examines whether health and education levels are converging across countries and … human capital convergence. The results confirm that investments in education and health are closely linked. We find …
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Wage structure differential and disability in Brazil : underperformance or discrimination?
Castro, Nicole Rennó; Moreira, Gustavo Carvalho; … - In: Economia : revista da ANPEC 20 (2019) 3, pp. 211-228
In 2013, 7.32% of the Brazilian population, or almost 15 million people, declared that they had some disability. Based on empirical evidence, this study sought to answer the following three questions: 1) Are men with disabilities paid less in the Brazilian labor market? 2) If so, is this...
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Human Capital Convergence : A Joint Estimation Approach
Sab, Randa; Smith, Stephen C. - 2010
literature, health and education indicators are often used to measure countries' development progress. This study examines … whether average stocks of health and education are converging across countries and calculates the speed of their convergence … capital convergence. The results confirm that investments in education and health are closely linked. The study finds …
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Age and gender effects of workforce composition on productivity and profits : evidence from a new type of data for German enterprises
Pfeifer, Christian; Wagner, Joachim - In: Contemporary economics 8 (2014) 1, pp. 25-46
age and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from … manufacturing industries in Germany using newly available, unique data. We find concave age-productivity profiles and a negative … paribus lower level of productivity in firms with a higher share of female employees does not go hand in hand with a lower …
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Ageing and productivity growth in OECD regions : combatting the economic impact of ageing through productivity growth?
Daniele, Federica; Honiden, Taku; Lembcke, Alexander C. - 2019
years. One reason for this is that ageing also has a direct negative impact on productivity growth, with the effect being … affected by demographic change, is a more solid driver of productivity growth. Finally, ageing seems to be associated with a …OECD countries and their regions are ageing fast. In principle, the negative impact of ageing on the growth rate of per …
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The impact of body mass index on growth, schooling, productivity, and savings: a cross-country study
Tansel, Aysıt; Öztürk, Ceyhan; Erdil, Erkan - 2021
We examine the relationship between wealth and health through prominent growth indicators and cognitive ability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012655284
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The impact of body mass index on growth, schooling, productivity, and savings: a cross-country study
Tansel, Aysıt; Öztürk, Ceyhan; Erdil, Erkan - 2021
We examine the relationship between wealth and health through prominent growth indicators and cognitive ability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012623829
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The impact of body mass index on growth, schooling, productivity, and savings : a cross-country study
Tansel, Aysıt; Öztürk, Ceyhan; Erdil, Erkan - 2021
We examine the relationship between wealth and health through prominent growth indicators and cognitive ability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012619180
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Health and economic growth
Bloom, David E.; Kuhn, Michael; Prettner, Klaus - 2018
Economists increasingly accept that social norms have powerful effects on human behavior and outcomes. In recent history, one norm widely adhered to in most developed nations has been for men to be the primary breadwinner within mixed-gender households. As women have entered the labor market in...
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