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

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 e...

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Main Authors: Bloom, David E., Canning, David, Hu, Linlin, Liu, Yuanli, Mahal, Ajay, Yip, Winnie
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857320/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20419074
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2009.11.002
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