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Life Expectancy and Income Convergence in the World : : A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis / / Kenichi Ueda



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Autore: Ueda Kenichi Visualizza persona
Titolo: Life Expectancy and Income Convergence in the World : : A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis / / Kenichi Ueda Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (36 p.)
Disciplina: 612.68
Soggetto topico: Life expectancy - Econometric models
Income - Econometric models
Cost and standard of living - Econometric models
Convergence (Economics) - Econometric models
Insurance
Labor
Macroeconomics
Human Capital
Skills
Occupational Choice
Labor Productivity
Health: General
Aggregate Factor Income Distribution
Macroeconomics: Consumption
Saving
Wealth
Insurance Companies
Actuarial Studies
Labour
income economics
Health economics
Insurance & actuarial studies
Human capital
Health
Income
Consumption
Economics
Soggetto geografico: United States
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; I. Introduction; II. Model and Quantitative Results; A. Technology and Preference; B. Representative Agent; C. Neutrality of Longevity under Neoclassical Assumptions; D. Positive Value of Life with Costly Human Capital Transfer; III. Quantitative Assessment; A. Computable Form; B. Benchmark Parameter Values; C. Dynastic General Equilibrium Value of Life; D. Sensitivity Analysis; E. Income Convergence; IV. Case and Imperfect Altruism; V. Concluding Remarks; Reference; Figures; 1. Evolution of Life Expectancy; Tables; 1. Parameter Values; 2. Benchmark Quantitative Assessment
3. Sensitivity Analysis 4. Convergence of Income and Full Income; Appendices; I. Solutions; A. Optimal H/K Ratio; B. Euler Equation; II. Imperfect Altruism Case; A. Proof of Proposition 2; B. Proof of Proposition 3
Sommario/riassunto: 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 equilibrium value of life to measure welfare gains from the increase in life expectancy. A calibration study finds sizable welfare gains, but these gains hardly mitigate the large inequality among countries. A conventional GDP-based measure remains a good approximation for (non) convergence in world living standards, even when adjusted for changes in life expectancy.
Titolo autorizzato: Life Expectancy and Income Convergence in the World  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4623-0030-8
1-4527-5311-3
1-282-84109-2
9786612841095
1-4518-7016-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910818148703321
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Serie: IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; ; No. 2008/158