Since World War II, mortality has declined in the developing world. This paper examines the effects of this mortality … utility through its status. The decline in mortality stimulates investment and generates an income stream which promotes …-seeking is strong, then the decline of mortality decreases population growth below its original level. -- mortality ; population …

Economic and demographic outcomes are determined jointly in a choice-theoretic model of fertility, mortality and …

decisions are affected by different dimensions of mortality and technological progress which change endogenously during the … formation, little longevity, high child mortality, large fertility and a sluggish income and productivity growth to a modern … different dimensions of mortality, wages and schooling in triggering the transition. The dynamics of the model are consistent …

This article examines pollution and environmental mortality in an economy where fertility is endogenous and output is … pollution-induced mortality but also shifts resources to the clean sector. If the dirty sector is more capital intensive, then … expansion of population boosts total pollution, aggravating mortality. …