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On the Role of Health in the Economic and Demographic Dynamics of Brazil, 1980-1995

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Mayer, David () (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas)

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We conduct an integral study of the effects of health on the economic and demographic dynamics of Brazil. Using probability of survival by age and gender groups as health indicator, we find a complex mosaic for the interaction of health with each of the principal aspects of the transition - namely income, net fertility, education, and female economic participation. The strongest effects of health on income occur through increased education, followed by increased productivity and finally by increased female participation. We also find that health slows the decrease of net fertility, except for high income groups, engendering a developmental vicious circle.

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Paper provided by Institute for Futures Studies in its series Arbetsrapport with number 2000:4.

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Date of creation: Sep 2000
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Keywords: Brazil health development economic growth demographic transition

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I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
O11 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
O47 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
O54 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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