expectancy. We integrate the theory into a unified growth model and reestablish increasing life expectancy as an engine of long …

Economic and demographic outcomes are determined jointly in a choice-theoretic model of fertility, mortality and …

premature death, pension policies and long-term care. -- life expectancy ; mortality ; optimal public policy …

changes in fertility and mortality on the developed world's demographic transition. The model features three regions - the U ….S., Japan, and the EU-15 - and incorporates age- and time-specific fertility and mortality rates, detailed fiscal institutions … economic consequences of both higher fertility and lower mortality rates. The simulations indicate very minor effects on the …