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Human Capital, Demographics, and Growth across the US States 1920-1990

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  • Persson, Joakim

    (Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University)

  • Malmberg, Bo

    (Institute for Building Research)

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    This paper finds robust evidence that age structure matters for subsequent growth in per capita income across the US states 1920-1990. The age groups 25-65 year are positively related to subsequent per capita income growth. Another conclusion is that the average years of schooling affects subsequent per capita income growth positively when age structure is controlled for. Moreover, the estimated speed of convergence (see e.g. Barro and Sala-i-Martin, 1992) increases substantially when schooling and age structure are held constant in the income growth regressions.

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    Paper provided by Stockholm University, Institute for International Economic Studies in its series Seminar Papers with number 619.

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    Length: 21 pages
    Date of creation: 30 Oct 1997
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    Handle: RePEc:hhs:iiessp:0619

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    Keywords: Demographics; Human capital; Regions; Growth; Convergence;

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