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 …

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 …

variation in measured health status are included in wage functions to assess empirically whether the productivity of both …Various household survey indicators of adult nutrition and health status are analyzed as determinants of individual … wages. However, survey indicators of health status may be heterogeneous, or a combination of health human capital formed by …

variation in measured health status are included in wage functions to assess empirically whether the productivity of both …Various household survey indicators of adult nutrition and health status are analyzed as determinants of individual … wages. However, survey indicators of health status may be heterogeneous, or a combination of health human capital formed by …

productivity and the proxies specified for schooling and adult health are first discussed, and then the functional relationships …A consensus has been forged in the last decade that recent periods of sustained growth in total factor productivity and … reduced poverty are closely associated with improvements in a population's child nutrition, adult health, and schooling …

A consensus has been forged in the last decade that recent periods of sustained growth in total factor productivity and … reduced poverty are closely associated with improvements in a population's child nutrition, adult health, and schooling …

-sectional data arises from offsetting ageing and cohort effects. In these countries more recent birth cohorts have lower levels of …

The relationship between ageing and skills is of growing policy significance due to population ageing, the changing … survey data across time we can separate birth cohort and ageing effects. In doing so we find literacy skills decline with age … skills with age at lower percentiles, which suggests that higher initial literacy moderates the influence of cognitive ageing. …

-sectional data arises from offsetting ageing and cohort effects. Individuals from a given birth cohort lose literacy skills after …

economy as a whole. As many industrialized countries are facing significant population ageing in the coming decades, what are … as the ageing of the baby boomers and low-birth rates. What impact will population ageing have on the Labour Market? A … study entitled “Inter-temporal and Inter-industry Effects of Population Ageing: A General Equilibrium Assessment for …