Arbeitspapier

The economic and demographic transition, mortality, and comparative development

We propose a unified growth theory to investigate the mechanics generating the economic and demographic transition, and the role of mortality differences for comparative development. The framework can replicate the quantitative patterns in historical time series data and in contemporaneous cross-country panel data, including the bi-modal distribution of the endogenous variables across countries. The results suggest that differences in extrinsic mortality might explain a substantial part of the observed differences in the timing of the take-off across countries and the worldwide density distribution of the main variables of interest.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 7199

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
General Aggregative Models: General
Demographic Economics: General
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: General, International, or Comparative
Economic Development: General
Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
Thema
economic and demographic transition
adult mortality
child mortality
quantitative analysis
unified growth model
heterogeneous human capital
comparative development
development traps

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Cervellati, Matteo
Sunde, Uwe
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2013

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
20.09.2024, 08:23 MESZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Cervellati, Matteo
  • Sunde, Uwe
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2013

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