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Working Papers

2022

1. Life-Cycle Labor Supply and Physiological Aging across Countries
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2020

2. Fetal origins: A life cycle model of health and aging from conception to death
   University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Fetal origins—A life cycle model of health and aging from conception to death, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2021) View citations (15) (2021)

2019

3. Accounting for fetal origins: Health capital vs. health deficits
   University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2017) View citations (14)

2018

4. Physiological Aging around the World and Economic Growth
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (1)
5. Physiological Constraints and Comparative Economic Development
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in VfS Annual Conference 2016 (Augsburg): Demographic Change, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2016)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (1)
   University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (1)
   Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2014) View citations (1)
6. Roman Roads to Prosperity: Persistence and Non-Persistence of Public Goods Provision
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (21)
   Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (20)

2016

7. Historical Migration Flows and Global Health Differences
   DaCHE discussion papers, University of Southern Denmark, Dache - Danish Centre for Health Economics View citations (1)

2015

8. Climate Shocks and (very) Long-Run Productivity
   Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (6)
9. The Bounty of the Sea and Long-Run Development
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
   Also in Development Research Working Paper Series, Institute for Advanced Development Studies (2015) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article The bounty of the sea and long-run development, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
10. The Return to Foreign Aid
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2005) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article The Return to Foreign Aid, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2017) View citations (6) (2017)

2013

11. Pre-Reformation Roots of the Protestant Ethic
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Pre‐reformation Roots of the Protestant Ethic, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2017) View citations (19) (2017)
12. The history augmented Solow model
    University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics View citations (37)
    Also in Hannover Economic Papers (HEP), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät (2010) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The history augmented Solow model, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2013) View citations (36) (2013)

2012

13. Physiology and Development: Why the West is Taller than the Rest
    Hannover Economic Papers (HEP), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Physiology and Development: Why the West is Taller Than the Rest, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2016) View citations (27) (2016)
14. Power outages and economic growth in Africa
    Discussion Papers on Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Power outages and economic growth in Africa, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (76) (2013)
15. Religious orders and growth through cultural change in pre-industrial England
    Discussion Papers on Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2011) View citations (11)
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (2010) View citations (1)
16. The Genesis of the Golden Age - Accounting for the Rise in Health and Leisure
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article The Genesis of the Golden Age: Accounting for the Rise in Health and Leisure, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2017) View citations (48) (2017)

2011

17. Eye Disease and Development
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (9)
18. Lightning, IT diffusion and economic growth across US states
    Discussion Papers on Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2009)
    See also Journal Article Lightning, IT Diffusion, and Economic Growth Across U.S. States, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2012) View citations (21) (2012)
19. Optimal Aging and Death: Understanding the Preston Curve
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article OPTIMAL AGING AND DEATH: UNDERSTANDING THE PRESTON CURVE, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2014) View citations (147) (2014)
20. The Physiological Foundations of the Wealth of Nations
    Hannover Economic Papers (HEP), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2010) View citations (18)
    Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Hannover 2010, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics (2010) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article The physiological foundations of the wealth of nations, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2015) View citations (30) (2015)

2010

21. Evaluating Aid Effectiveness in the Aggregate: A critical assessment of the evidence
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
22. Optimal Aging and Death
    PGDA Working Papers, Program on the Global Demography of Aging View citations (7)

2009

23. Evaluating Aid Effectiveness in the Aggregate: Methodological Issues
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
24. Why are Rich Countries more Politically Cohesive?
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Why Are Rich Countries More Politically Cohesive?, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2008

25. A Bioeconomic Foundation for the Nutrition-based Efficiency Wage Model
    Hannover Economic Papers (HEP), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
26. Accounting for Productivity: Is it OK to Assume that the World is Cobb-Douglas?
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Accounting for productivity: Is it OK to assume that the world is Cobb-Douglas?, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (29) (2009)
27. Energy Distribution, Power Laws, and Economic Growth
    Hannover Economic Papers (HEP), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
28. On the Impact of Digital Technologies on Corruption: Evidence from U.S. States and Across Countries
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (3)

2007

29. A Bioeconomic Foundation of the Malthusian Equilibrium: Body Size and Population Size in the Long-Run
    Hannover Economic Papers (HEP), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät View citations (14)
30. Life Cycle Savings, Bequest, and the Diminishing Impact of Scale on Growth
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Life-cycle savings, bequest, and a diminishing impact of scale on growth, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (2009) View citations (8) (2009)
31. Reasonable Expectations and the First Millennium Development Goal: How Much Can Aid Achieve?
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Reasonable Expectations and the First Millennium Development Goal: How Much Can Aid Achieve?, World Development, Elsevier (2009) View citations (21) (2009)
32. Rediscovering the Solow Model: An Energy Network Approach
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (2)
33. Subsistence: A Bio-economic Foundation of the Malthusian Equilibrium
    Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Göttingen 2007, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2006) View citations (1)
34. Why Are Market Economies Politically Stable? A Theory of Capitalist Cohesion
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2007) View citations (1)

2006

35. Cross-Border Flows of People, Technology Diffusion and Aggregate Productivity
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (9)
    Also in DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (2006) View citations (8)
36. Solow Versus Harrod-Domar: Reexamining the Aid Costs of the First Millennium Development Goal
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (2)
37. Technological Progress and Regress in Pre-Industrial Times
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Technological progress and regress in pre-industrial times, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2008) View citations (39) (2008)
38. Windfall Gains, Political Economy, and Economic Development
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Windfall Gains, Political Economy and Economic Development, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies View citations (38)

2005

39. Dual Economies and International Total Factor Productivity Differences
    Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Louisiana State University View citations (22)
    Also in EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2003) View citations (10)
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2003) View citations (11)
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (5)
40. Wage Inequality and the Rise of Services
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade View citations (3)

2004

41. Capital Utilization and the Foundations of Club Convergence
    EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Capital utilization and the foundations of club convergence, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2005) View citations (8) (2005)
42. Total Factor Productivity Revisited: A Dual Approach to Development Accounting
    EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Total Factor Productivity Revisited: A Dual Approach to Development Accounting, IMF Staff Papers, Palgrave Macmillan (2005) View citations (47) (2005)

2003

43. Income Skewness, Redistribution and Growth: A Reconciliation
    EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (8)
44. On the Empirics of Foreign Aid and Growth
    EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (57)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2002) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article On The Empirics of Foreign Aid and Growth, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2004) View citations (403) (2004)

2002

45. Endogenous Growth: A Knife-Edge or the Razor's Edge?
    EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Endogenous Growth: A Knife Edge or the Razor's Edge?*, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2003) View citations (18) (2003)
46. Idle Capital and Long-Run Productivity
    EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Idle Capital and Long-Run Productivity, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter (2003) View citations (16) (2003)

2000

47. Scale-Invariant Endogenous Growth
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society
    Also in EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2022

1. Roman roads to prosperity: Persistence and non-persistence of public infrastructure
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2022, 50, (4), 896-916 View citations (13)

2021

2. Fetal origins—A life cycle model of health and aging from conception to death
   Health Economics, 2021, 30, (6), 1276-1290 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Fetal origins: A life cycle model of health and aging from conception to death, University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics (2020) (2020)
3. Historical migration and contemporary health
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2021, 73, (3), 955-981 View citations (2)
4. Physiological constraints and the transition to growth: implications for comparative development
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2021, 26, (3), 241-289 View citations (5)

2020

5. The bounty of the sea and long-run development
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2020, 25, (3), 259-295 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Bounty of the Sea and Long-Run Development, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (4) (2015)

2017

6. Pre‐reformation Roots of the Protestant Ethic
   Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (604), 1756-1793 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Pre-Reformation Roots of the Protestant Ethic, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (9) (2013)
7. The Genesis of the Golden Age: Accounting for the Rise in Health and Leisure
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2017, 24, 132-151 View citations (48)
   See also Software Item Code and data files for "The Genesis of the Golden Age: Accounting for the Rise in Health and Leisure", Computer Codes (2017) (2017)
   Working Paper The Genesis of the Golden Age - Accounting for the Rise in Health and Leisure, Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (16) (2012)
8. The Return to Foreign Aid
   Journal of Development Studies, 2017, 53, (7), 998-1018 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper The Return to Foreign Aid, WIDER Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2016

9. Climate and the Emergence of Global Income Differences
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2016, 83, (4), 1334-1363 View citations (62)
10. Physiology and Development: Why the West is Taller Than the Rest
    Economic Journal, 2016, 126, (598), 2292-2323 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Physiology and Development: Why the West is Taller than the Rest, Hannover Economic Papers (HEP) (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2015

11. The physiological foundations of the wealth of nations
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2015, 20, (1), 37-73 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper The Physiological Foundations of the Wealth of Nations, Hannover Economic Papers (HEP) (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2014

12. OPTIMAL AGING AND DEATH: UNDERSTANDING THE PRESTON CURVE
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2014, 12, (3), 672-701 View citations (147)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Aging and Death: Understanding the Preston Curve, Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (8) (2011)

2013

13. Power outages and economic growth in Africa
    Energy Economics, 2013, 38, (C), 19-23 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper Power outages and economic growth in Africa, Discussion Papers on Economics (2012) View citations (3) (2012)
14. The history augmented Solow model
    European Economic Review, 2013, 63, (C), 134-149 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper The history augmented Solow model, University of Göttingen Working Papers in Economics (2013) View citations (37) (2013)
15. Why Are Rich Countries More Politically Cohesive?
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2013, 115, (2), 423-448 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Why are Rich Countries more Politically Cohesive?, Discussion Papers (2009) (2009)

2012

16. Lightning, IT Diffusion, and Economic Growth Across U.S. States
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 94, (4), 903-924 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Lightning, IT diffusion and economic growth across US states, Discussion Papers on Economics (2011) View citations (5) (2011)
17. Vækstacceleration: Hvor er overliggeren?
    Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2012, 2012, (2), 218-227

2011

18. A physiological foundation for the nutrition-based efficiency wage model
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2011, 63, (2), 232-253 View citations (12)
19. Energy distribution and economic growth
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2011, 33, (4), 782-797 View citations (13)
20. Flows of people, flows of ideas, and the inequality of nations
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2011, 16, (1), 1-32 View citations (75)

2010

21. Det danske vækstmirakel
    Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2010, 2010, (1), 125-158
22. Er der et dansk produktivitetskollaps?
    Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2010, 2010, (1), 1-20
23. Er der et dansk vækstkollaps?
    Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2010, 2010, (1), 290-295

2009

24. Accounting for productivity: Is it OK to assume that the world is Cobb-Douglas?
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2009, 31, (2), 290-303 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Accounting for Productivity: Is it OK to Assume that the World is Cobb-Douglas?, Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (3) (2008)
25. Life-cycle savings, bequest, and a diminishing impact of scale on growth
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2009, 33, (9), 1639-1647 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Life Cycle Savings, Bequest, and the Diminishing Impact of Scale on Growth, Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (9) (2007)
26. Reasonable Expectations and the First Millennium Development Goal: How Much Can Aid Achieve?
    World Development, 2009, 37, (7), 1170-1181 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Reasonable Expectations and the First Millennium Development Goal: How Much Can Aid Achieve?, Discussion Papers (2007) (2007)

2008

27. Donor policy rules and aid effectiveness
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2008, 32, (6), 1895-1920 View citations (27)
28. Dual Economies and International Total Factor Productivity Differences: Channelling the Impact from Institutions, Trade, and Geography
    Economica, 2008, 75, (300), 629-661 View citations (73)
29. Technological progress and regress in pre-industrial times
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2008, 13, (2), 125-144 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Technological Progress and Regress in Pre-Industrial Times, CEPR Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (5) (2006)

2005

30. Capital utilization and the foundations of club convergence
    Economics Letters, 2005, 87, (2), 145-152 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Capital Utilization and the Foundations of Club Convergence, EPRU Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
31. Total Factor Productivity Revisited: A Dual Approach to Development Accounting
    IMF Staff Papers, 2005, 52, (1), 82-102 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Total Factor Productivity Revisited: A Dual Approach to Development Accounting, EPRU Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (9) (2004)

2004

32. On The Empirics of Foreign Aid and Growth
    Economic Journal, 2004, 114, (496), F191-F216 View citations (403)
    See also Working Paper On the Empirics of Foreign Aid and Growth, EPRU Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (57) (2003)

2003

33. Endogenous Growth: A Knife Edge or the Razor's Edge?*
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2003, 105, (1), 73-86 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Endogenous Growth: A Knife-Edge or the Razor's Edge?, EPRU Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (2) (2002)
34. Idle Capital and Long-Run Productivity
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2003, 3, (1), 44 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Idle Capital and Long-Run Productivity, EPRU Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (2) (2002)

2002

35. Kommentar: Vækstdeterminanter i Danmark
    Nationaløkonomisk tidsskrift, 2002, 2002, (1), 362-368

2001

36. Is Declining Productivity Inevitable?
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2001, 6, (3), 187-203 View citations (105)
37. On Aid, Growth and Good Policies
    Journal of Development Studies, 2001, 37, (6), 17-41 View citations (234)
38. On the measurement of [sigma]-convergence
    Economics Letters, 2001, 70, (2), 283-287 View citations (26)

Undated

39. Windfall Gains, Political Economy and Economic Development
    Journal of African Economies, 17, (suppl_1), -109 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Windfall Gains, Political Economy, and Economic Development, Working Papers in Economics (2006) View citations (10) (2006)

Software Items

2017

1. Code and data files for "The Genesis of the Golden Age: Accounting for the Rise in Health and Leisure"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article The Genesis of the Golden Age: Accounting for the Rise in Health and Leisure, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2017) View citations (48) (2017)

Editor

1. Discussion Papers
   University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics