Does early-life health enhance growth? Evidence from Spain

C. Bl�zquez-Fern�ndez, David Cantarero (), P. Perez-Gonzalez and J. Llorca-D�az

Applied Economics Letters, 2015, vol. 22, issue 11, 860-864

Abstract: This article focuses on the causal effect of early-life health on economic growth for the Spanish regions over the period 1980-2007. The hypothesis follows from recent literature, in which mortality affects growth by diminishing incentives for behaviour with short-run costs and long-run pay-offs. We provide empirical evidence that higher infant mortality has a direct negative impact on per capita income growth. Also, that a greater risk of early-life death is associated with losses on accumulation of both physical and human capital, and fertility gains, which in turn more even reduces growth.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2014.982851

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