Health, endogenous fertility and economic growth

dc.contributor.author	Hagen Jørgensen, Ole	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-04T10:28:15Z
dc.date.available	2009-02-04T10:28:15Z
dc.date.issued	2008-12-15T00:00:00Z	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7695
dc.description.abstract	This paper shows how improved health conditions aect fertility decisions and economic growth. Survival rates for children and adults are incorporated into an overlapping generations model featuring endogenous fertility and altruism from workers towards their retired parents. The main nding is that a simultaneous increase in child and adult survival decreases fertility and increases savings and productivity growth. The analysis illustrates the key role of health in the demographic transition.	en_US
dc.format.extent	21 s.	en_US
dc.language	eng	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Working paper;2008-04	en_US
dc.title	Health, endogenous fertility and economic growth	en_US
dc.type	wp	en_US
dc.accessionstatus	modt08dec15 nijemo	en_US
dc.contributor.corporation	Copenhagen Business School. CBS	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Centre for Economic and Business Research	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentshort	CEBR	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentuk	Centre for Economic and Business Research	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentukshort	CEBR	en_US
dc.idnumber	x656557477	en_US
dc.publisher.city	København	en_US
dc.publisher.year	2008	en_US