) mortality later in life. In addition, we examine to what extent these long-run effects run by way of cognitive ability and … death cause. The birth weight distribution does not vary over the business cycle. The association between birth weight … (across the full range) and CV mortality rate later in life is significantly stronger if the individual is born in a recession …

Major events in the life of an elderly individual, such as retirement, a significant decrease in income, death of the …

We estimate the causal effect of early retirement on mortality for blue-collar workers. To overcome the problem of … any adverse effect early retirement onmortality for females. Death causes indicate a significantly higher incidence of … cardiovascular disorders among eligible workers, suggesting that changes in health-related behavior explain increased mortality among …

We investigate whether changes in economic inequality affect mortality in rich countries. To answer this question we … expectancy and positively related to infant mortality. However, in our preferred fixed-effects specification these relationships …

all result from individual decisions. Parents face a trade-off between the number of children they have and the spending … they can afford on each of them in childhood. These childhood development spending will determine children longevity when … second trade-off in allocating their time between increasing their own human capital and rearing children. The model displays …

survey data, we assess six possible explanations for this upsurge in mortality. Most find little support in the data: the … mortality rates. The two factors that do appear to be important are alcohol consumption, especially as it relates to external … causes of death (homicide, suicide, and accidents) and stress associated with a poor outlook for the future. However, a large …

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 …