Human Capital and Economic Growth : The Impact of Health, Education and Demographic Change

This edited collection explores the links between human capital (both in the form of health and in the form of education), demographic change, and economic growth. Using empirical as well as theoretical perspectives, the authors investigate several important issues in the context of human capital, namely population ageing, inequality, public policy, and long-term economic development. Ultimately, they demonstrate that the accumulation of human capital is of crucial importance to long-run economic growth.-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The Non-linearity in the Relationship Between Human Capital and Growth (Alessandra Pelloni, Thanasis Stengos, Fabrizio Valenti)....Pages 3-26 Optimal Life-Cycle Education Decisions of Atomistic Individuals (Bernhard Skritek, Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, Arkadii V. Kryazhimskii, Klaus Prettner, Alexia Prskawetz, Elena Rovenskaya)....Pages 27-54 Childlessness and Economic Development: A Survey (Thomas Baudin, David de la Croix, Paula E. Gobbi)....Pages 55-90 Demographic Change, Wage Inequality, and Technology (Oscar Afonso, Pedro Mazeda Gil, Pedro Cunha Neves, Tiago Neves Sequeira)....Pages 91-137 The Demographic Metabolism Model of Human Capital Formation (Erich Striessnig)....Pages 139-165 Front Matter ....Pages 167-167 Health and Income: Theory and Evidence for OECD Countries (Alberto Bucci, Lorenzo Carbonari, Giovanni Trovato)....Pages 169-207 Health Spending, Education and Endogenous Demographics in an OLG Model (Giam Pietro Cipriani, Tamara Fioroni)....Pages 209-249 Health and Knowledge Externalities: Implications for Growth and Public Policy (Pierre-Richard Agénor)....Pages 251-293 Population and the Environment: The Role of Fertility, Education and Life Expectancy (Fabio Mariani, Agustín Pérez-Barahona, Natacha Raffin)....Pages 295-322 HIV/AIDS, Demography and Development: Individual Choices Versus Public Policies in SSA (Luca Gori, Piero Manfredi, Mauro Sodini)....Pages 323-356 Back Matter ....Pages 357-361