This paper quantitatively investigates the short- and long-run effects of liberalizing global migration on the world … distribution of income. We develop and parametrize a dynamic model of the world economy with endogenous migration, fertility and … education decisions. We identify bilateral migration costs and their legal component for each pair of countries and two classes …

and mobility decisions, population growth, and income disparities across and within countries. First, our static … for the 21st century. Assuming the continuation of recent education and migration policies, we predict stable disparities …

This study explores the link between environmental degradation, economic growth and income inequality within the … carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their relationship with economic growth. We show that the results heavily depend on the …

contribution to growth. Estimates of the long-run numeracy development of most countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, America … numeracy as measured by the age-heaping strategy for long-run economic growth. In a variety of specifications, numeracy … mattered quite strongly for growth patterns around the globe. …

also a “liability” that makes land acquisition by colonists more difficult and reduces returns to peacable migration … distribution to economic growth. …

This paper explores the implications of Unified Growth Theory for the origins of existing differences in income per … factors that have governed the pace of the transition from stagnation to growth and have thus contributed to contemporary … variation in economic development. It uncovers the forces that have sparked the emergence of multiple growth regimes and …