Epidemics have disrupted lives for centuries with deleterious human capital and economic repercussions. In this paper, we investigate how epidemics episodes have impacted school dropouts in developing countries, considering 623 epidemics episodes across countries from 1970 to 2019. Our estimates...

This article studies the impact of longevity and taxation on life-cycle decisions and long run income. Individuals allocate optimally their total lifetime between education, working and retirement. They also decide at each moment how much to save or consume out of their income, and after...

Epidemics have disrupted lives for centuries with deleterious human capital and economic repercussions. This paper investigates how epidemic episodes have impacted school dropouts in developing countries, considering 338 epidemics episodes across countries from 1970 to 2019. We deliver five...