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We aim to disentangle the relative contributions of (i) cognitive ability, and (ii) education on health and mortality … measures of cognitive ability and family background at age 12. The data are subsequently linked to the mortality register 1995 …-2011, such that we observe mortality between ages 55 and 75. The results suggest that the treatment effect of education (i.e. the …
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example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large … mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we … quantify the mean mortality effect and explore its dispersion across gender, time and countries. We find that men benefit from …
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Our societies are witnessing a steady increase in longevity. This demographic evolution is accompanied by some convergence across countries, whereas substantial longevity inequalities persist within nations. The goal of this paper is to survey some crucial implications of changing longevity on...
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changes in fertility and mortality on the developed world’s demographic transition. The model features three regions – the U ….S., Japan, and the EU-15 – and incorporates age- and time-specific fertility and mortality rates, detailed fiscal institutions … economic consequences of both higher fertility and lower mortality rates. The simulations indicate very minor effects on the …
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In this paper we explore the implication of a morbidity risk for the relationship between longevity and annuitization. We divide old-age life into two periods with uncertain survival from the end of the first to the end of the second. We show that a rise in the survival rate causes different...
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respondents have approximately .2 to .4 more actual and expected number of children if they are self-employed as compared to if …
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Using unique panel data, we compare cognitive performance and wagering behavior of children (10-11 years) with adults …
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endanger public safety or health. We use time-series and cross-sectional variation in powerful registry data to quantify the … admissions for respiratory diseases among young children. …
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situation as well as individual health and other risk factors. However, a fundamental opposition to reforms of the welfare state …
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Using data from the Health Survey for England and the English Longitudinal Study on Ageing, we estimate the causal … effect of schooling on health. Identification comes from two nation wide increases in British compulsory school leaving age … exogenous variation in schooling by using biomarkers as measures of health outcomes in addition to self-reported measures. We …
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