-run economic development. -- longevity ; active life expectancy ; education ; hours worked ; economic growth. … increasing education and declining labor supply (of cohorts born 1850-1950) as an optimal response to increasing active life …

increasing education and declining labor supply (of cohorts born 1850-1950) as an optimal response to increasing active life …

We propose an innovation-driven growth model in which education is determined by family background and cognitive … ability. We show that compulsory schooling can move a society from elite education to mass education, which then triggers …, compulsory education is implemented first and triggers the onset of market R&D. According to the British way, market R&D is …

For most of human history there existed a well-educated and innovative elite whereas mass education, market R&D, and … model for the very long run in which the individual-specific return to education is conceptualized as an compound of … determines whether an individual experiences education and a locally stable steady state at which education is determined by …

The aim of this paper is to study the long-run effects of a longevity increase on individual decisions about education … wisdom following an increase in longevity, depending on the corresponding change in the age-productivity profile. …

individuals' education and fertility decisions depend on their life expectancy. The theory predicts that before the demographic …

individuals' education and fertility decisions depend on their life expectancy. The theory predicts that before the demographic …