survey data, we assess six possible explanations for this upsurge in mortality. Most find little support in the data: the … deterioration of the health care system, changes in diet and obesity, and material deprivation fail to explain the increase in … mortality rates. The two factors that do appear to be important are alcohol consumption, especially as it relates to external …

We examine the relationship between education and mortality in a young population of Italian males. In 1981 several … schooling or lower mortality rates, thus excluding that the main findings reflect direct effects of military service on … subsequent mortality rather than a causal effect of schooling. We conclude that increasing the proportion of high school …

the role of mortality differences for comparative development. The framework can replicate the quantitative patterns in … endogenous variables across countries. The results suggest that differences in extrinsic mortality might explain a substantial …

food-borne disease, our model also makes predictions regarding health outcomes. We find that child-mortality patterns … suggest that the gender gap in breastfeeding explains 14 percent of excess female child mortality in India, or about 22 …

decisions are affected by different dimensions of mortality and technological progress which change endogenously during the … formation, little longevity, high child mortality, large fertility and a sluggish income and productivity growth to a modern … different dimensions of mortality, wages and schooling in triggering the transition. The dynamics of the model are consistent …

, water quality, and health outcomes of Uruguay's nationalization of water services. An important advantage of focusing on … improvements in water quality. It was also accompanied by a decline in water-related child mortality, although this latter eect …

thereby boost the health of unskilled labourers in developing countries. This Paper analyses empirically the potential …