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Leibnitz integral rule and its application to the business firm's longevity problem
Gander, James P. - 2020
The paper takes the Leibnitz Integral Rule (LIR) under variable integration limits and demonstrates how it can be applied to a business firm's dynamic problem of determining its optimum level of investment activity, when the longevity (life span) of the investment is itself a variable determined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012150020
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The demographic transition : causes and consequences
Galor, Oded - 2010
and the transition to modern growth -- Demographic transition ; Gender Gap ; Human capital ; Fertility ; Mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008669192
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The demographic transition : causes and consequences
Galor, Oded - 2012
and the transition to modern growth. -- demographic transition ; gender gap ; human capital ; fertility ; mortality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009530744
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Inequalities in Life Expectancy
Rosolia, Alfonso - 2012
Broad differences in life expectancy are observed across countries and socio-demographic groups. This paper reviews the evidence for Italy on the level and development of these inequalities and discusses the strength and possible determinants of the relationship between life expectancy and education
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107380
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Mortality, Fertility and Persistent Income Inequality
Sarkar, Jayanta - 2007
-demographic literature emphasizes differential fertility channel, this paper investigates differential child mortality - differences in child … mortality across income groups - as a critical link through which income inequality persists. Using an overlapping generations … model in which both child mortality and fertility are endogenously determined by parental choice, this paper demonstrates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012775459
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Morbidity, Mortality, Health Expenditures and Annuitization
Tang, Kam Ki - 2010
In this paper we explore the implication of a morbidity risk for the relationship between longevity and annuitization. We divide old-age life into two periods with uncertain survival from the end of the first to the end of the second. We show that a rise in the survival rate causes different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012759851
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A parsimonious model of longevity, fertility, HIV transmission and development
Gori, Luca; Manfredi, Piero; Sodini, Mauro - 2018
A central policy issue in the battle against HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is whether and when high-prevalence countries might become fully autonomous in designing and implementing their own intervention policies aimed to control the disease. The aim of this research is twofold. First, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012131225
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The Demographic Transition : Causes and Consequences
Galor, Oded - 2012
This paper develops the theoretical foundations and the testable implications of the various mechanisms that have been proposed as possible triggers for the demographic transition. Moreover, it examines the empirical validity of each of the theories and their significance for the understanding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013110845
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Causes, correlates and consequences of death among older adults : some methodological approaches and substantive analyses
Behrman, Jere R.; Sickles, Robin C.; Taubman, Paul J. - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000668161
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Long-term issues in health and insurance economics
Eugster, Patrick - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003833739