Cervellati, Matteo; Sunde, Uwe - Society for Economic Dynamics - SED - 2006
This paper provides a unified theory of the economic and demographic transition. The main mechanism is based on optimal … dimensions of health, which themselves are endogenously determined in the process of development. By disentangling the distinct … roles that different dimensions of health, such as adult longevity, child mortality, and overall healthiness, play for …