We consider an overlapping generations model with heterogeneous agents where a person's probability of survival into old age is determined by a variable elasticity of substitution health production function with public and private expenditures as inputs. Analytical and numerical results reveal...

We incorporate a variable elasticity of substitution production function into an overlapping generations model à la Diamond (1965). We show that a certain parameter in the production function is a source of biased technical change is a crucial determinant of the economy's growth dynamics. For...

This study is a reflection on course design and student learning outcomes in an experiential learning-based development economics course at a university in Australia. Following an intensive period of coursework in development economics, undergraduate students go to a developing country (such as...