This paper examines the effect of national income on the total fertility rate (children born per woman). We estimate … the effects on fertility of shocks to national per capita income using plausibly exogenous variations in oil price shock … negative and significant effect on the total fertility rate. Looking at the entire spectrum of the fertility distribution, the …

We consider an endogenous growth model with Blanchard-Yaari-type overlapping generations that is built around four … mortality and morbidity, the latter being related to participation/productivity in the labor market. We show that, regardless of … its finance, the impact of health care on economic growth crucially depends on whether or not it increases employment in …

We study the effects of a labor-intensive health care sector within an R&D-driven growth model with overlapping … health care enhances growth and welfare. Even if the provision of health care diverts labor from productive activities, it … may still fuel R&D and economic growth if the additional wealth that comes with expanding longevity translates into a more …

We study the effects of a labor-intensive health care sector within an R&D-driven growth model with overlapping … health care enhances growth and welfare. Even if the provision of health care diverts labor from productive activities, it … may still fuel R&D and economic growth if the additional wealth that comes with expanding longevity translates into a more …

We study the effects of a labor-intensive health care sector within an R&D-driven growth model with overlapping … health care enhances growth and welfare. Even if the provision of health care diverts labor from productive activities, it … may still fuel R&D and economic growth if the additional wealth that comes with expanding longevity translates into a more …

. In this paper, we explore how access to the hospital and modern medicine affects mortality. We do so by leveraging a …-supported hospital reduced infant mortality by 10%, saving one life for every $20,000 (2017 dollars) spent. Effects were larger for Black … infants (16%) than for White infants (7%), implying a reduction in the Black-White infant mortality gap by one-third. We show …

. In this paper, we explore how access to the hospital and modern medicine affects mortality. We do so by leveraging a …-supported hospital reduced infant mortality by 10%, saving one life for every $20,000 (2017 dollars) spent. Effects were larger for Black … infants (16%) than for White infants (7%), implying a reduction in the Black-White infant mortality gap by one-third. We show …

This paper examines the causal effects of a major change in the German parental leave benefits on fertility. I use the …

involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and … formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the …