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International differences in longevity and health and their economic consequences
Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Goldman, Dana; Lakdawalla, Darius; … - 2009
In 1975, 50 year-old Americans could expect to live slightly longer than their European counterparts. By 2005, American life expectancy at that age has diverged substantially compared to Europe. We find that this growing longevity gap is primarily the symptom of real declines in the health of...
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Do the obese really die younger or do health expenditures buy them extra years?
Frijters, Paul; Barón, Juan D. - 2009
A recent debate in the medical literature has arisen around the mortality effects of obesity. Whereas it has been … undermines the notion that economic growth comes with health warnings. We revisit this debate going over the mortality effects of …
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Aggregation and the Estimated Effects of Local Economic Conditions on Health
Lindo, Jason M. - 2013
mortality and infant health and then consider how the estimated effects vary when the analysis is conducted at differing levels … effect on mortality but that state and regional economic conditions are stronger predictors. I also leverage county …
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Political complements in the welfare state : health care and social security
Bethencourt, Carlos; Galasso, Vincenzo - In: Journal of public economics 92 (2008) 3/4, pp. 609-632
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Increasing longevity and social security reforms : a legislative procedure approach
Andersen, Torben M. - In: Journal of public economics 92 (2008) 3/4, pp. 633-646
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A comparison of unemployment, income and mortality interaction for five European countries
MacAvinchey, Ian D. - In: Applied economics 20 (1988) 4, pp. 453-471
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Life expectancy, human capital, social security and growth
Echevarría, Cruz A.; Iza, Amaia - In: Journal of public economics 90 (2006) 12, pp. 2323-2349
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Adverse selection in annuity markets : evidence from the British life annuity act of 1808
Rothschild, Casey G. - In: Journal of public economics 93 (2009) 5/6, pp. 776-784
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Testing for asymmetric information in the viager market
Février, Philippe; Linnemer, Laurent; Visser, Michael S. - In: Journal of public economics 96 (2012) 1/2, pp. 104-123
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The demand for enhanced annuities
Steinorth, Petra - In: Journal of public economics 96 (2012) 11/12, pp. 973-980
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