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Autor:
Robert Tamura, David Cuberes
Publikováno v:
Journal of Demographic Economics. 86:157-182
A general equilibrium model that characterizes the gap between optimal and equilibrium fertility and investment in human capital is developed. The aggregate production function exhibits increasing returns to population arising from specialization, bu
Publikováno v:
Journal of Development Economics. 137:1-35
We present new data on real output per worker, schooling per worker, human capital per worker, real physical capital per worker for 168 countries. The output data represent all available data from Maddison. The physical capital data represent all ava
Autor:
Michal Jerzmanowski, Robert Tamura
Publikováno v:
SSRN Electronic Journal.
We estimate the elasticity of substitution between high-skill and low-skill workers using panel data from 32 countries during 1970–2015. Most existing estimates, which are based only on US microdata, find a value close to 1.6. We bring internationa
Publikováno v:
Journal of Human Capital. 12:385-430
We examine whether dynastic human capital (DHC) can explain the black-white wage gap. We fit a quantity-quality model to state-level data on fertility, mortality, and schooling but, notably, not ea...
Autor:
Robert Tamura, Michal Jerzmanowski
Publikováno v:
SSRN Electronic Journal.
The first step in understanding international income differences is measuring supplies of various factors of production and their productivity. Recent work suggests that these calculations should treat workers of different skill levels as imperfect s
Publikováno v:
Journal of Demographic Economics. 82:27-109
This paper produces new estimates for white and black mortality and fertility at the state level from 1800(20)–2000. It produces new estimates of black and white schooling for this same period. Using a calibrated model of black and white parents, w
Autor:
Robert Tamura, Michal Jerzmanowski
Publikováno v:
Journal of Development Economics. 141:102372
Research aimed at understanding cross-country income differences finds that inputs of human and physical capital play a limited role in explaining those differences. However, most of this work assumes workers with different education levels are perfe
Publikováno v:
Journal of International Money and Finance. 38:18-40
We examine the relationship of banking crises with economic growth and recessions. Our data cover 21 economies from around the world, most from 1870 to 2009 with the rest starting in 1901 or earlier. The data include capital investment and human capi
Autor:
Todd D. Kendall, Robert Tamura
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Law and Economics. 53:185-221
Children born to unmarried parents may receive lower human capital investments, leading to higher levels of criminal activity as adults. Therefore, unmarried fertility may be positively associated with future crime. Alternatively, in an environment i
Autor:
Neil Canaday, Robert Tamura
Publikováno v:
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 33:1490-1530
We present a model of public provision of education for blacks in two discriminatory regimes, white plantation controlled, and white yeoman-town controlled. We show that the ability to migrate to a non-discriminating district constrains the ability o