, this approach allows us to account for i) variations in human capital for workers in different age groups, ii) mortality … diseases, cancer, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and mental health conditions). Overall, total losses associated with these …

the role of mortality differences for comparative development. The framework can replicate the quantitative patterns in … endogenous variables across countries. The results suggest that differences in extrinsic mortality might explain a substantial …

against (employment, education and access to health care) in developing countries and on the impact that gender inequalities … have on development. The first chapter investigates the impact of gender bias in education and employment on economic … growth in developing countries. The second chapter investigates the microeconomic determinants of child mortality in India …