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Working Papers

2025

  1. Are Big Cities Important for Economic Growth?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads

2024

  1. Climate Change, Population Growth, and Population Pressure
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads

2022

  1. Land Quality
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) Downloads

2020

  1. Quality-adjusted Population Density
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics Downloads
    Also in Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2020) Downloads
  2. The Effect of Increasing Human Capital Investment on Economic Growth and Poverty: A Simulation Exercise
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (11)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2018) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article The Effect of Increasing Human Capital Investment on Economic Growth and Poverty: A Simulation Exercise, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2020) Downloads View citations (12) (2020)

2018

  1. The Effect of Increasing Human Capital Investment on Economic Growth and Poverty
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group Downloads
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (108)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) Downloads View citations (15)
    Discussion Papers Series, Department of Economics, Tufts University, Department of Economics, Tufts University (2016) Downloads View citations (16)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) Downloads View citations (13)
    SERC Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2016) Downloads View citations (15)

    See also Journal Article The Global Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade1, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2018) Downloads View citations (118) (2018)

2017

  1. 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 Downloads
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2017) Downloads View citations (8)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) Downloads View citations (23)

    See also Journal Article How the Growing Gap in Life Expectancy May Affect Retirement Benefits and Reforms, The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Palgrave Macmillan (2017) Downloads View citations (23) (2017)
  2. The roles of nature and history in world development
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE Downloads

2016

  1. Malaria and Early African Development: Evidence from Sickle Cell Trait
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) Downloads View citations (13)

    See also Journal Article Malaria and Early African Development: Evidence from the Sickle Cell Trait, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2018) Downloads View citations (28) (2018)
  2. The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (20)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) Downloads View citations (20)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) Downloads View citations (20)

    See also Journal Article The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2019) Downloads View citations (28) (2019)

2015

  1. Capital and Wealth in the 21st Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (19)

2013

  1. The Cognitive Effects of Micronutrient Deficiency: Evidence from Salt Iodization in the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article The Cognitive Effects of Micronutrient Deficiency: Evidence from Salt Iodization in the United States, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2017) Downloads View citations (18) (2017)
  2. The Effect of Fertility Reduction on Economic Growth
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College Downloads View citations (99)
    Also in Growth Lab Working Papers, Harvard's Growth Lab (2012) Downloads
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2013) Downloads View citations (92)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) Downloads View citations (5)
    CID Working Papers, Center for International Development at Harvard University (2012) Downloads View citations (12)

    See also Journal Article The Effect of Fertility Reduction on Economic Growth, Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc. (2013) Downloads View citations (97) (2013)

2012

  1. The Dynamics of the Age Structure, Dependency, and Consumption
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads View citations (47)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2006) Downloads View citations (3)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) Downloads View citations (5)

    See also Journal Article On the dynamics of the age structure, dependency, and consumption, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2012) Downloads View citations (51) (2012)

2011

  1. Mobile Banking: The Impact of M-Pesa in Kenya
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (119)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2011) Downloads View citations (103)

    See also Chapter Mobile Banking: The Impact of M-Pesa in Kenya, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) Downloads View citations (10) (2015)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) (2010) Downloads View citations (2)
  3. The Effect of Interventions to Reduce Fertility on Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (8)

2010

  1. Evaluating the Effects of Large Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (17)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2010) Downloads View citations (17)

    See also Chapter Evaluating the Effects of Large-Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) Downloads View citations (2) (2014)

2009

  1. Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (57)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2009) Downloads View citations (69)

    See also Journal Article Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) Downloads View citations (1017) (2012)

2008

  1. Post-1500 Population Flows and the Long Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (16)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2008) Downloads View citations (15)

    See also Journal Article Post-1500 Population Flows and The Long-Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2010) Downloads View citations (353) (2010)
  2. When Does Improving Health Raise GDP?
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (156)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) Downloads View citations (162)

    See also Chapter When Does Improving Health Raise GDP?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) Downloads View citations (54) (2009)

2006

  1. Accounting for the Effect of Health on Economic Growth
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade Downloads View citations (19)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) Downloads View citations (82)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2005) Downloads View citations (81)
  2. Mortality Change, the Uncertainty Effect, and Retirement
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) Downloads View citations (37)
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany (2002) Downloads View citations (26)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2001) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Mortality change, the uncertainty effect, and retirement, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2010) Downloads View citations (45) (2010)
  3. Population Ageing
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) Downloads View citations (18)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2006) Downloads View citations (20)

2003

  1. How Much of Cross-Country Income Variation is Explained by Health?
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (87)
    See also Journal Article How Much of Cross-Country Income Variation is Explained By Health?, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2003) Downloads View citations (92) (2003)
  2. The Baby Boom and the Stock Market Boom
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article The Baby Boom and the Stock Market Boom, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2003) Downloads View citations (24) (2003)

1999

  1. From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads View citations (391)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1998) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1999) Downloads View citations (414) (1999)
  2. Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition and Beyond
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition and Beyond, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) Downloads View citations (1728) (2000)

1998

  1. Mortality Decline, Human Capital Investment, and Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Mortality decline, human capital investment, and economic growth, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2000) Downloads View citations (345) (2000)
  2. Population, Technology and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads View citations (61)
  3. Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (127)
  4. Population, Technology, and Growth: From the Malthusian Regime to the Demographic Transition and Beyond
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (16)

1997

  1. Comparison Utility in a Growth Model
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (227)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (1997) View citations (228)

    See also Journal Article Comparison Utility in a Growth Model, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (1997) Downloads View citations (229) (1997)
  2. Intergenerational Earnings Mobility, Inequality, and Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Intergenerational earnings mobility, inequality and growth, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (1998) Downloads View citations (98) (1998)
  3. The Equity Premium Puzzle and the Risk-Free Rate Puzzle
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine Downloads View citations (69)
  4. The Genesis and Evolution of Social Security
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (9)
    See also Chapter The Genesis and Evolution of Social Security, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) Downloads View citations (13) (1998)

1996

  1. 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) Downloads View citations (11)

    See also Journal Article Appropriate Technology and Growth, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1998) Downloads View citations (391) (1998)

1995

  1. Saving and growth with habit formation
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1995) View citations (26)

    See also Journal Article Saving and Growth with Habit Formation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) Downloads View citations (492) (2000)
  2. The Annuitization of Americans' Resources: A Cohort Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1994) Downloads View citations (2)
  3. The Gender Gap, Fertility and Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads View citations (32)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1993) Downloads View citations (23)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) Downloads View citations (73)

    See also Journal Article The Gender Gap, Fertility, and Growth, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1996) Downloads View citations (725) (1996)

1994

  1. An Asset Allocation Puzzle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article An Asset Allocation Puzzle, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1997) Downloads View citations (122) (1997)

1993

  1. Historical Perspectives on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (14)
    See also Chapter Historical Perspectives on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1994) Downloads View citations (15) (1994)
  2. Intergenerational Transfers, Aging, and Uncertainty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Chapter Intergenerational Transfers, Aging, and Uncertainty, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) Downloads View citations (8) (1996)
  3. Saving and Growth: A Reinterpretation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (38)
    Also in Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1993) View citations (34)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1993) View citations (23)

    See also Journal Article Saving and growth: a reinterpretation, Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier (1994) Downloads View citations (229) (1994)

1992

  1. The Effect of News on Bond Prices: Evidence from the United Kingdom 1900-1920
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads
    See also Journal Article The Effect of News on Bond Prices: Evidence from the United Kingdom, 1900-1920, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1996) Downloads View citations (5) (1996)
  2. The Housing Wealth of the Aged
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (49)
  3. 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 (24)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) Downloads View citations (23)

1990

  1. A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (68)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) Downloads View citations (2810)

    See also Journal Article A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1992) Downloads View citations (7129) (1992)

1989

  1. Optimal Advice for Monetary Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads

1988

  1. The Baby Boom, The Baby Bust, and the Housing Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article The baby boom, the baby bust, and the housing market, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (1989) Downloads View citations (439) (1989)

1987

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (90)
    See also Journal Article The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: A Study of the Founding of the Federal Reserve, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1987) Downloads View citations (93) (1987)
  2. The Worldwide Change in the Behavior of Interest Rates and Prices in 1914
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (2)

Undated

  1. Old Teachers, Old Ideas, and the Effect of Population Aging on Economic Growth
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads
    See also Journal Article Old teachers, old ideas, and the effect of population aging on economic growth, Research in Economics, Elsevier (2015) Downloads View citations (6) (2015)

Journal Articles

2020

  1. The Effect of Increasing Human Capital Investment on Economic Growth and Poverty: A Simulation Exercise
    Journal of Human Capital, 2020, 14, (1), 43 - 83 Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Increasing Human Capital Investment on Economic Growth and Poverty: A Simulation Exercise, Working Papers (2020) Downloads View citations (11) (2020)

2019

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (26)
  2. The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (4), 1186-1231 Downloads View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper The Influence of Ancestral Lifeways on Individual Economic Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, Working Papers (2016) Downloads View citations (20) (2016)

2018

  1. Malaria and Early African Development: Evidence from the Sickle Cell Trait
    Economic Journal, 2018, 128, (610), 1207-1234 Downloads View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Malaria and Early African Development: Evidence from Sickle Cell Trait, Documentos de Trabajo (2016) Downloads (2016)
  2. The Global Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade1
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2018, 133, (1), 357-406 Downloads View citations (118)
    See also Working Paper The global distribution of economic activity: nature, history, and the role of trade, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2018) Downloads View citations (108) (2018)

2017

  1. GYRATIONS IN AFRICAN MORTALITY AND THEIR EFFECT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH
    Journal of Demographic Economics, 2017, 83, (1), 103-110 Downloads
    Also in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2017, 83, (1), 103-110 (2017) Downloads View citations (1)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper HOW THE GROWING GAP IN LIFE EXPECTANCY MAY AFFECT RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND REFORMS, Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2017) Downloads (2017)
  3. 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 Downloads View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper The Cognitive Effects of Micronutrient Deficiency: Evidence from Salt Iodization in the United States, NBER Working Papers (2013) Downloads View citations (19) (2013)

2015

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. Capital and Wealth in the Twenty-First Century
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 34-37 Downloads View citations (17)
  3. Old teachers, old ideas, and the effect of population aging on economic growth
    Research in Economics, 2015, 69, (4), 661-670 Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Old Teachers, Old Ideas, and the Effect of Population Aging on Economic Growth, Mathematica Policy Research Reports Downloads

2013

  1. The Effect of Fertility Reduction on Economic Growth
    Population and Development Review, 2013, 39, (1), 97-130 Downloads View citations (97)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Fertility Reduction on Economic Growth, Center for Development Economics (2013) Downloads View citations (99) (2013)
  2. The Home Economics of E-Money: Velocity, Cash Management, and Discount Rates of M-Pesa Users
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 369-74 Downloads View citations (52)

2012

  1. Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (2), 994-1028 Downloads View citations (1017)
    See also Working Paper Measuring Economic Growth from Outer Space, NBER Working Papers (2009) Downloads View citations (57) (2009)
  2. On the dynamics of the age structure, dependency, and consumption
    Journal of Population Economics, 2012, 25, (3), 1019-1043 Downloads View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper The Dynamics of the Age Structure, Dependency, and Consumption, Mathematica Policy Research Reports (2012) Downloads View citations (47) (2012)

2011

  1. A Bright Idea for Measuring Economic Growth
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 194-99 Downloads View citations (147)

2010

  1. Endemic Diseases and African Economic Growth: Challenges and Policy Responses-super- †
    Journal of African Economies, 2010, 19, (suppl_3), 81-109 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. Mortality change, the uncertainty effect, and retirement
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2010, 15, (1), 65-91 Downloads View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper Mortality Change, the Uncertainty Effect, and Retirement, 2006 Meeting Papers (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
  3. Post-1500 Population Flows and The Long-Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (4), 1627-1682 Downloads View citations (353)
    See also Working Paper Post-1500 Population Flows and the Long Run Determinants of Economic Growth and Inequality, NBER Working Papers (2008) Downloads View citations (16) (2008)

2009

  1. How Relevant Is Malthus for Economic Development Today?
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 255-60 Downloads View citations (44)

2003

  1. How Much of Cross-Country Income Variation is Explained By Health?
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 387-396 Downloads View citations (92)
    See also Working Paper How Much of Cross-Country Income Variation is Explained by Health?, Working Papers (2003) Downloads View citations (87) (2003)
  2. The Baby Boom and the Stock Market Boom
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2003, 105, (3), 359-378 Downloads View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper The Baby Boom and the Stock Market Boom, Working Papers (2003) Downloads View citations (24) (2003)

2001

  1. Demographic shocks: the view from history: discussion
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2001, 46 Downloads

2000

  1. Mortality decline, human capital investment, and economic growth
    Journal of Development Economics, 2000, 62, (1), 1-23 Downloads View citations (345)
    See also Working Paper Mortality Decline, Human Capital Investment, and Economic Growth, Working Papers (1998) View citations (7) (1998)
  2. Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition and Beyond
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (4), 806-828 Downloads View citations (1728)
    See also Working Paper Population, Technology, and Growth: From Malthusian Stagnation to the Demographic Transition and Beyond, Working Papers (1999) Downloads View citations (10) (1999)
  3. Saving and Growth with Habit Formation
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (3), 341-355 Downloads View citations (492)
    See also Working Paper Saving and growth with habit formation, Working Papers (1995) View citations (15) (1995)
    Software Item Mathematica code for 'Saving and Growth with Habit Formation' and 'Comparison Utility in a Growth Model', QM&RBC Codes (2000) Downloads (2000)

1999

  1. From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 150-154 Downloads View citations (414)
    See also Working Paper From Malthusian Stagnation to Modern Growth, CEPR Discussion Papers (1999) Downloads View citations (391) (1999)
  2. Population Growth, Dependency, and Consumption
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 251-255 Downloads View citations (24)

1998

  1. Appropriate Technology and Growth
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1025-1054 Downloads View citations (391)
    See also Working Paper Appropriate Technology and Growth, Working Papers (1996) View citations (15) (1996)
  2. Intergenerational earnings mobility, inequality and growth
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1998, 41, (1), 71-104 Downloads View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper Intergenerational Earnings Mobility, Inequality, and Growth, NBER Working Papers (1997) Downloads View citations (3) (1997)

1997

  1. An Asset Allocation Puzzle
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (1), 181-91 Downloads View citations (122)
    See also Working Paper An Asset Allocation Puzzle, NBER Working Papers (1994) Downloads View citations (6) (1994)
  2. Comparison Utility in a Growth Model
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1997, 2, (4), 339-67 Downloads View citations (229)
    See also Working Paper Comparison Utility in a Growth Model, NBER Working Papers (1997) Downloads View citations (227) (1997)

1996

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of News on Bond Prices: Evidence from the United Kingdom 1900-1920, NBER Working Papers (1992) Downloads (1992)
  2. The Gender Gap, Fertility, and Growth
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (3), 374-87 Downloads View citations (725)
    See also Working Paper The Gender Gap, Fertility and Growth, CEPR Discussion Papers (1995) Downloads View citations (32) (1995)

1994

  1. Saving and growth: a reinterpretation
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1994, 40, (1), 133-192 Downloads View citations (229)
    See also Working Paper Saving and Growth: A Reinterpretation, NBER Working Papers (1993) Downloads View citations (38) (1993)
  2. The Saving of the Elderly in Micro and Macro Data
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (1), 55-81 Downloads View citations (93)
  3. 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 Downloads View citations (1)

1992

  1. A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (2), 407-437 Downloads View citations (7129)
    See also Working Paper A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth, Working Papers (1990) View citations (68) (1990)

1991

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (14)
  2. What determines savings?: A review essay
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1991, 28, (1), 161-170 Downloads View citations (4)

1990

  1. The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (4), 977-79 Downloads View citations (7)

1989

  1. The baby boom, the baby bust, and the housing market
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1989, 19, (2), 235-258 Downloads View citations (439)
    See also Working Paper The Baby Boom, The Baby Bust, and the Housing Market, NBER Working Papers (1988) Downloads View citations (11) (1988)

1987

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: A Study of the Founding of the Federal Reserve, NBER Working Papers (1987) Downloads View citations (90) (1987)

Books

2016

  1. African Successes, Volume I: Government and Institutions
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
  2. African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
  3. African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
  4. African Successes, Volume IV: Sustainable Growth
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

Edited books

2016

  1. African Successes, Volume I
    National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (12)
  2. African Successes, Volume II
    National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press
  3. African Successes, Volume III
    National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (22)
  4. African Successes, Volume IV
    National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (6)

Chapters

2015

  1. 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 Downloads
  2. Front matter and Series Introduction to "African Successes: Human Capital"
    A chapter in African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital, 2015, pp 1-4 Downloads
  3. 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 Downloads
  4. Front matter and Series Introduction to "African Successes: Sustainable Growth"
    A chapter in African Successes, Volume IV: Sustainable Growth, 2015, pp 1-4 Downloads
  5. Introduction to "African Successes: Government and Institutions"
    A chapter in African Successes, Volume I: Government and Institutions, 2015, pp 5-11 Downloads
  6. Introduction to "African Successes: Human Capital"
    A chapter in African Successes, Volume II: Human Capital, 2015, pp 5-9 Downloads
  7. Introduction to "African Successes: Modernization and Development"
    A chapter in African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development, 2015, pp 5-10 Downloads
  8. Introduction to "African Successes: Sustainable Growth"
    A chapter in African Successes, Volume IV: Sustainable Growth, 2015, pp 5-10 Downloads
  9. Mobile Banking: The Impact of M-Pesa in Kenya
    A chapter in African Successes, Volume III: Modernization and Development, 2015, pp 247-293 Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Mobile Banking: The Impact of M-Pesa in Kenya, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) Downloads View citations (119) (2011)

2014

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Evaluating the Effects of Large Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) Downloads View citations (17) (2010)
  2. Health and Economic Growth
    Chapter 03 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2014, vol. 2, pp 623-682 Downloads View citations (99)

2009

  1. When Does Improving Health Raise GDP?
    A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2008, Volume 23, 2009, pp 157-204 Downloads View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper When Does Improving Health Raise GDP?, Brown University, Department of Economics (2008) Downloads View citations (156) (2008)

2007

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (5)

1998

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper The Genesis and Evolution of Social Security, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) Downloads View citations (9) (1997)

1997

  1. The economics of population aging
    Chapter 17 in Handbook of Population and Family Economics, 1997, vol. 1, Part B, pp 967-1014 Downloads View citations (3)

1996

  1. Intergenerational Transfers, Aging, and Uncertainty
    A chapter in Advances in the Economics of Aging, 1996, pp 321-342 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Intergenerational Transfers, Aging, and Uncertainty, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) Downloads View citations (2) (1993)

1994

  1. Historical Perspectives on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism
    A chapter in Monetary Policy, 1994, pp 263-306 Downloads View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Historical Perspectives on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) Downloads View citations (14) (1993)

Software Items

2000

  1. Mathematica code for 'Saving and Growth with Habit Formation' and 'Comparison Utility in a Growth Model'
    QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles Downloads
    See also Journal Article Saving and Growth with Habit Formation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) Downloads View citations (492) (2000)
 
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