Human Capital, Demographics and Growth Across the US States 1920-1990

J Persson and B Maimberg

Working Papers from Stockholm - International Economic Studies

Abstract: This paper finds robust evidence that age structure matters for subsequent growth in per capita income across the US states 1920-1990. The age groups 25-65 year are positively related to subsequent per capita income growth. Another conclusion is that the average years of shooling affects subsequent per capital income growth positively when age structure is controlled for. Moreover, the estimated speed of convergence increases substantially when schooling and age structure are held constant in the income growth regressions.

Keywords: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; ECONOMIC GROWTH; DEMOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 1996
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