Life Expectancy and Income Convergence in the World.

There is world-wide convergence in life expectancy, despite little convergence in GDP per capita. If one values longer life much more than material happiness, the world living standards may this have already converged substantially. This paper introduces the concept of the dynastic general equilibri...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Ueda, Kenichi
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:	IMF Working Papers.
Subjects:	Life expectancy > Econometric models. Income > Econometric models. Cost and standard of living > Econometric models. Convergence (Economics) > Econometric models. Convergence (Economics) > Econometric models Cost and standard of living > Econometric models Income > Econometric models Life expectancy > Econometric models