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Working Papers
2022
- Land Quality
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
2020
- Quality-adjusted Population Density
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics 
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020)  Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2020)
- The Effect of Increasing Human Capital Investment on Economic Growth and Poverty: A Simulation Exercise
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2020)
2018
- The Effect of Increasing Human Capital Investment on Economic Growth and Poverty
World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
- The global distribution of economic activity: nature, history, and the role of trade
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (80)
Also in SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2016) View citations (15) LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (13) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (15) Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2016) View citations (16)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2018)
2017
- HOW THE GROWING GAP IN LIFE EXPECTANCY MAY AFFECT RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND REFORMS
Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (7)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (22)
See also Journal Article in The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice (2017)
- The roles of nature and history in world development
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
2016
- Malaria and Early African Development: Evidence from Sickle Cell Trait
Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. 
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (11)
See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2018)
- The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (18)
Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (18) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (18)
See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2019)
2015
- Capital and Wealth in the 21st Century
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
2013
- The Cognitive Effects of Micronutrient Deficiency: Evidence from Salt Iodization in the United States
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2017)
- The Effect of Fertility Reduction on Economic Growth
Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (58)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (4) Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College (2013) View citations (68) Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (8) CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2012) View citations (12)
See also Journal Article in Population and Development Review (2013)
2012
- The Dynamics of the Age Structure, Dependency, and Consumption
Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (42)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (5) Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2012)
2011
- Mobile Banking: The Impact of M-Pesa in Kenya
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (107)
Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (95)
See also Chapter (2015)
- The Economic Effects of Micronutrient Deficiency: Evidence from Salt Iodization in the United States
Edinburgh School of Economics Discussion Paper Series, Edinburgh School of Economics, University of Edinburgh View citations (4)
Also in SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) (2010) View citations (2)
2010
- Evaluating the Effects of Large Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (17)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (14)
See also Chapter (2014)
2009
- Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (65)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (55)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2012)
2008
- Post-1500 Population Flows and the Long Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (14)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2010)
- When Does Improving Health Raise GDP?
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (146)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (152)
See also Chapter (2009)
2006
- Accounting for the Effect of Health on Economic Growth
DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade View citations (19)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (82) Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (81)
- Mortality Change, the Uncertainty Effect, and Retirement
2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
Also in Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2002) View citations (22) Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2001)  NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (37)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (2010)
- Population Ageing
Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (3)
Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (20) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (18)
2003
- How Much of Cross-Country Income Variation is Explained by Health?
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (77)
See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2003)
- The Baby Boom and the Stock Market Boom
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (24)
See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2003)
1999
- From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (372)
Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1999)
- Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition and Beyond
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (9)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000)
1998
- Mortality Decline, Human Capital Investment, and Economic Growth
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2000)
- Population, Technology and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (62)
- Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (120)
- Population, Technology, and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition and Beyond
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
1997
- Comparison Utility in a Growth Model
Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (217)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (217)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Growth (1997)
- Intergenerational Earnings Mobility, Inequality, and Growth
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1998)
- The Equity Premium Puzzle and the Risk-Free Rate Puzzle
Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (69)
- The Genesis and Evolution of Social Security
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
See also Chapter (1998)
1996
- Appropriate Technology and Growth
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (11)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)
1995
- Saving and growth with habit formation
Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (26)
Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1995) View citations (15)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000) Software Item (2000)
- The Annuitization of Americans' Resources: A Cohort Analysis
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
Also in Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1994) View citations (2)
- The Gender Gap, Fertility and Growth
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (32)
Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1993) View citations (19) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (70)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1996)
1994
- An Asset Allocation Puzzle
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1997)
1993
- Historical Perspectives on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
See also Chapter (1994)
- Intergenerational Transfers, Aging, and Uncertainty
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
See also Chapter (1996)
- Saving and Growth: A Reinterpretation
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)
Also in Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1993) View citations (33) Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1993) View citations (22)
See also Journal Article in Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy (1994)
1992
- The Effect of News on Bond Prices: Evidence from the United Kingdom 1900-1920
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 
See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1996)
- The Housing Wealth of the Aged
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
- The Increasing Annuitization of the Elderly - Estimates and Implications for Intergenerational Transfers, Inequality and National Saving
Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (20)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) View citations (23)
1990
- A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (65)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (2816)
See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1992)
1989
- Optimal Advice for Monetary Policy
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
1988
- The Baby Boom, The Baby Bust, and the Housing Market
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
See also Journal Article in Regional Science and Urban Economics (1989)
1987
- The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: A Study of the Founding of the Federal Reserve
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (90)
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1987)
- The Worldwide Change in the Behavior of Interest Rates and Prices in 1914
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
Undated
- Old Teachers, Old Ideas, and the Effect of Population Aging on Economic Growth
Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research 
See also Journal Article in Research in Economics (2015)
Journal Articles
2020
- The Effect of Increasing Human Capital Investment on Economic Growth and Poverty: A Simulation Exercise
Journal of Human Capital, 2020, 14, (1), 43 - 83 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper (2020)
2019
- Correction to: The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (4), 1336-1336 View citations (13)
- The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (4), 1186-1231 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper (2016)
2018
- Malaria and Early African Development: Evidence from the Sickle Cell Trait
Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (610), 1207-1234 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper (2016)
- The Global Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade1
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2018, 133, (1), 357-406 View citations (64)
See also Working Paper (2018)
2017
- GYRATIONS IN AFRICAN MORTALITY AND THEIR EFFECT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH
Journal of Demographic Economics, 2017, 83, (1), 103-110 
Also in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2017, 83, (1), 103-110 (2017) View citations (1)
- How the Growing Gap in Life Expectancy May Affect Retirement Benefits and Reforms
The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2017, 42, (3), 475-499 View citations (22)
See also Working Paper (2017)
- The Cognitive Effects of Micronutrient Deficiency: Evidence from Salt Iodization in the United States
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2017, 15, (2), 355-387 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper (2013)
2015
- A Review of Angus Deaton's The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
Journal of Economic Literature, 2015, 53, (1), 102-14 View citations (5)
- Capital and Wealth in the Twenty-First Century
American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 34-37 View citations (14)
- Old teachers, old ideas, and the effect of population aging on economic growth
Research in Economics, 2015, 69, (4), 661-670 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper
2013
- The Effect of Fertility Reduction on Economic Growth
Population and Development Review, 2013, 39, (1), 97-130 View citations (78)
See also Working Paper (2013)
- The Home Economics of E-Money: Velocity, Cash Management, and Discount Rates of M-Pesa Users
American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 369-74 View citations (38)
2012
- Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space
American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (2), 994-1028 View citations (735)
See also Working Paper (2009)
- On the dynamics of the age structure, dependency, and consumption
Journal of Population Economics, 2012, 25, (3), 1019-1043 View citations (46)
See also Working Paper (2012)
2011
- A Bright Idea for Measuring Economic Growth
American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 194-99 View citations (111)
2010
- Endemic Diseases and African Economic Growth: Challenges and Policy Responses-super- †
Journal of African Economies, 2010, 19, (suppl_3), 81-109 View citations (7)
- Mortality change, the uncertainty effect, and retirement
Journal of Economic Growth, 2010, 15, (1), 65-91 View citations (36)
See also Working Paper (2006)
- Post-1500 Population Flows and The Long-Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (4), 1627-1682 View citations (300)
See also Working Paper (2008)
2009
- How Relevant Is Malthus for Economic Development Today?
American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 255-60 View citations (40)
2003
- How Much of Cross-Country Income Variation is Explained By Health?
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 387-396 View citations (82)
See also Working Paper (2003)
- The Baby Boom and the Stock Market Boom
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2003, 105, (3), 359-378 View citations (24)
See also Working Paper (2003)
2001
- Demographic shocks: the view from history: discussion
Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2001, 46
2000
- Mortality decline, human capital investment, and economic growth
Journal of Development Economics, 2000, 62, (1), 1-23 View citations (327)
See also Working Paper (1998)
- Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition and Beyond
American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (4), 806-828 View citations (1515)
See also Working Paper (1999)
- Saving and Growth with Habit Formation
American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (3), 341-355 View citations (468)
See also Working Paper (1995) Software Item (2000)
1999
- From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth
American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 150-154 View citations (395)
See also Working Paper (1999)
- Population Growth, Dependency, and Consumption
American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 251-255 View citations (23)
1998
- Appropriate Technology and Growth
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1025-1054 View citations (370)
See also Working Paper (1996)
- Intergenerational earnings mobility, inequality and growth
Journal of Monetary Economics, 1998, 41, (1), 71-104 View citations (90)
See also Working Paper (1997)
1997
- An Asset Allocation Puzzle
American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (1), 181-91 View citations (116)
See also Working Paper (1994)
- Comparison Utility in a Growth Model
Journal of Economic Growth, 1997, 2, (4), 339-67 View citations (218)
See also Working Paper (1997)
1996
- The Effect of News on Bond Prices: Evidence from the United Kingdom, 1900-1920
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (2), 341-44 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (1992)
- The Gender Gap, Fertility, and Growth
American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (3), 374-87 View citations (517)
See also Working Paper (1995)
1994
- Saving and growth: a reinterpretation
Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1994, 40, (1), 133-192 View citations (222)
See also Working Paper (1993)
- The Saving of the Elderly in Micro and Macro Data
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (1), 55-81 View citations (84)
- The founding of the Fed and the behavior of interest rates: What can be learned from small samples?
Journal of Monetary Economics, 1994, 34, (3), 555-559 View citations (1)
1992
- A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (2), 407-437 View citations (6531)
See also Working Paper (1990)
1991
- The baby boom, the baby bust, and the housing market A reply to our critics
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1991, 21, (4), 573-579 View citations (12)
- What determines savings?: A review essay
Journal of Monetary Economics, 1991, 28, (1), 161-170 View citations (4)
1990
- The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: Reply
American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (4), 977-79 View citations (7)
1989
- The baby boom, the baby bust, and the housing market
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1989, 19, (2), 235-258 View citations (419)
See also Working Paper (1988)
1987
- The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: A Study of the Founding of the Federal Reserve
American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (3), 358-74 View citations (93)
See also Working Paper (1987)
Books
2016
- African Successes, Volume I: Government and Institutions
NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
- African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital
NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development
NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
- African Successes, Volume IV: Sustainable Growth
NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
Edited books
2016
- African Successes, Volume I
National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (32)
- African Successes, Volume II
National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press
- African Successes, Volume III
National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (18)
- African Successes, Volume IV
National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (6)
Chapters
2015
- Front matter and Series Introduction to "African Successes: Government and Institutions"
A chapter in African Successes, Volume I: Government and Institutions, 2015, pp 1-4
- Front matter and Series Introduction to "African Successes: Human Capital"
A chapter in African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital, 2015, pp 1-4
- Front matter and Series Introduction to "African Successes: Modernization and Development"
A chapter in African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development, 2015, pp 1-4
- Front matter and Series Introduction to "African Successes: Sustainable Growth"
A chapter in African Successes, Volume IV: Sustainable Growth, 2015, pp 1-4
- Introduction to "African Successes: Government and Institutions"
A chapter in African Successes, Volume I: Government and Institutions, 2015, pp 5-11
- Introduction to "African Successes: Human Capital"
A chapter in African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital, 2015, pp 5-9
- Introduction to "African Successes: Modernization and Development"
A chapter in African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development, 2015, pp 5-10
- Introduction to "African Successes: Sustainable Growth"
A chapter in African Successes, Volume IV: Sustainable Growth, 2015, pp 5-10
- Mobile Banking: The Impact of M-Pesa in Kenya
A chapter in African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development, 2015, pp 247-293 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper (2011)
2014
- Evaluating the Effects of Large-Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative
A chapter in African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital, 2014, pp 13-57 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper (2010)
- Health and Economic Growth
Chapter 03 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2014, vol. 2, pp 623-682 View citations (69)
2009
- When Does Improving Health Raise GDP?
A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2008, Volume 23, 2009, pp 157-204 View citations (52)
See also Working Paper (2008)
2007
- Modeling the Effects of Population Aging on Consumption in the Presence of Intergenerational Transfers
Chapter 5 in Population Aging, Intergenerational Transfers and the Macroeconomy, 2007 View citations (5)
1998
- The Genesis and Evolution of Social Security
A chapter in The Defining Moment: The Great Depression and the American Economy in the Twentieth Century, 1998, pp 297-322 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper (1997)
1996
- Intergenerational Transfers, Aging, and Uncertainty
A chapter in Advances in the Economics of Aging, 1996, pp 321-342 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper (1993)
1994
- Historical Perspectives on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism
A chapter in Monetary Policy, 1994, pp 263-306 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper (1993)
1993
- The economics of population aging
Chapter 17 in Handbook of Population and Family Economics, 1993, vol. 1, Part B, pp 967-1014 View citations (3)
Software Items
2000
- Mathematica code for 'Saving and Growth with Habit Formation' and 'Comparison Utility in a Growth Model'
QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles 
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000) Working Paper (1995)
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