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that mortality rises with age and a large share of HCE is caused by proximity to death. This hypothesis has spurned a large …
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We present a proof-of-concept analysis of the measurement of the health damage of ozone (O3) produced from nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO + NO2) emitted by individual large point sources in the eastern United States. We use a regional atmospheric model of the eastern United States, the Comprehensive...
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The purpose of this paper is to construct a relative performance index for the States in India in terms of their performance in combatting Covid-19 pandemic. The data is analyzed up to August, 2020, though the methodology used can be readily extended to update the index. The methodology can be...
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expenditures (HCE) is due to the fact that the mortality rate rises with age and HCE rise steeply in the last years before death …
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This paper investigates the returns to health care provision during the mortality transition. We construct a new panel … the supply of physicians reduce infant mortality and mortality from common childhood diseases. Using a semiparametric … historical trends in infant mortality over the 20th century …
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The paper uses a continuous-time overlapping-generations model with endogenous growth and pollution accumulation over time to study the link between longevity and global warming. It is seen that increasing longevity accelerates climate change in a business-as-usual scenario without climate...
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expectancy uses a Bayesian Model Ensemble approach to stochastic mortality modelling to generate forecasts of intergenerationally …
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In this paper we set up an overlapping generations model of gerontological founded human aging that takes the interaction between R&D-driven medical progress and access to health care into account. We use the model to explore potential futures of human health and longevity. For the baseline...
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morbidity. Regression discontinuity estimates show that legal access to alcohol increases the frequency and intensity of …
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This paper provides a critical review of models of the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that have been influential in recent policy discussions. It notes potentially important features of the real- world environment that the standard models do not incorporate and discusses reasons why...
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