Untimely destruction: pestilence, war, and accumulation in the long run
This paper analyses the effects of disease and war on the accumulation of human and physical capital. We employ an overlapping generation framework in which young adults, motivated by old-age provision and possibly altruism, make decisions about investments in schooling and capital. A poverty trap e...
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| Main Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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12 January 2024
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Macroeconomic dynamics
Year: 2024, Pages: 1-42 |
| ISSN: | 1469-8056 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1365100523000536 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1365100523000536 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/macroeconomic-dynamics/article/untimely-destruction-pestilence-war-and-accumulation-in-the-long-run/46233F1961E0595DA049C624666CF341 |
| Author Notes: | Clive Bell, Hans Gersbach, Evgenij Komarov |
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