This chapter examines the relationship between health and economic growth. Across countries, income per capita is … highly correlated with health, as measured by life expectancy or a number of other indicators. Within countries, there is … also a correlation between people’s health and income. Finally, over time, the historical evolution of cross-country health …

. -- poverty ; income ; inequality ; infant mortality ; India ; economic reform ; state health expenditure ; panel data … health and survival. But equal rates of growth often deliver unequal rates of poverty reduction and absolute deprivation is … for education, fertility and state health expenditure, and eliminated once we introduce controls for omitted trends …

health and survival. But equal rates of growth often deliver unequal rates of poverty reduction and absolute deprivation is … for education, fertility and state health expenditure, and eliminated once we introduce controls for omitted trends …

This paper offers an integrated view of the relationships between health spending, medical innovation, health status …, growth and welfare. Health spending triggers technological progress, which is a potential source of better outcomes in terms … health expenditure, as richer countries tend to spend a higher share of their income on health. To analyse these interactions …

I investigate the effects of declining mortality on economic growth in a model with endogenous fertility and human … capital investment. The partial equilibrium analysis based on an earlier study, shows that as infant and child mortality … declines parents produce fewer children and invest more resources in each child. By endogenizing mortality in a general …

. We provide evidence supporting these predictions using data on exogenous mortality reductions in the context of the …

the role of mortality differences for comparative development. The framework can replicate the quantitative patterns in … endogenous variables across countries. The results suggest that differences in extrinsic mortality might explain a substantial … the main variables of interest. -- economic and demographic transition ; adult mortality ; child mortality ; quantitative …

the role of mortality differences for comparative development. The framework can replicate the quantitative patterns in … endogenous variables across countries. The results suggest that differences in extrinsic mortality might explain a substantial …

. We provide evidence supporting these predictions using data on exogenous mortality reductions in the context of the …