Natural Selection and the Evolution of Life Expectancy
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- Oded_Galor & Omer Moav, 2004. "Natural Selection and the Evolution of Life Expectancy," Working Papers 2004-14, Brown University, Department of Economics.
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Keywords
Life expectancy; Growth; Technological progress; Evolution; Natural selection; Malthusian stagnation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- N3 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy
- O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
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