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The Contribution of Population Health and Demographic Change to Economic Growth in China and India.

Abstract:: We find that a cross-country model of economic growth successfully tracks the growth takeoffs in China and India. The major drivers of the predicted takeoffs are improved health, increased openness to trade, and a rising labor force-to-population ratio due to fertility decline. We also explore the effect of the reallocation of labor from low-productivity agriculture to the higher-productivity industry and service sectors. Including the money value of longevity improvements in a measure of ful...
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Bloom, D., Canning, D., Hu, L., Liu, Y., Mahal, A., & Yip, W. (2010). The Contribution of Population Health and Demographic Change to Economic Growth in China and India. Journal of Comparative Economics, 38(1), 17–33.

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Bloom, D., et al. “The Contribution of Population Health and Demographic Change to Economic Growth in China and India.” Journal of Comparative Economics, vol. 38, no. 1, 2010, pp. 17–33.

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Bloom, D, D Canning, L Hu, Y Liu, A Mahal, and W Yip. 2010. “The Contribution of Population Health and Demographic Change to Economic Growth in China and India.” Journal of Comparative Economics 38 (1): 17–33.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1016/j.jce.2009.11.002

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Journal:: Journal of comparative economics
Volume:: 38
Issue:: 1
Pages:: 17-33
Publication date:: 2010-03-01
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jce.2009.11.002
EISSN:: 1095-7227
ISSN:: 0147-5967

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Language:: English
Keywords:: Economic growth

China

Reallocation of labor

India

Full income
Pubs id:: pubs:162450
UUID:: uuid:89a23da7-e148-4686-9d05-81098d621634
Local pid:: pubs:162450
Source identifiers:: 162450
Deposit date:: 2012-12-19

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