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Global mobility and the threat of pandemics: evidence from three centuries
Clemens, Michael A.; Ginn, Thomas - 2020
with 1–2 weeks later arrival and no detectable reduction in final mortality. The case for permanent limits on international …
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Timing is everything when fighting a pandemic: COVID-19 mortality in Spain
Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Borra, Cristina; Rivera … - 2020
-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to show that early adoption of NPIs is correlated to lower infection and mortality rates. However, due to the …
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Family life in lockdown
Biroli, Pietro; Bosworth, Steven; Della Giusta, Marina; … - 2020
We present findings from a novel survey of Italian, British, and American families in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic of spring 2020. A high percentage report disruptions in the patterns of family life, manifesting in new work patterns, chore allocations and household tensions. Though men...
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When do shelter-in-place orders fight COVID-19 best? : policy heterogeneity across states and adoption time
Dave, Dhaval; Friedson, Andrew; Matsuzawa, Kyutaro; … - 2020
, but estimated mortality effects were imprecisely estimated. …
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Long-run longevity effects of a nutritional shock early in life : the Dutch potato famine of 1846 - 1847
Berg, Gerard J. van den (contributor);  … - 2007
Background: Nutrition in utero and infancy may causally affect health and mortality at old ages. Until now, very few … individual characteristics and additional (early life) determinants of mortality. Results: Men exposed to severe famine during …. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first evidence suggesting long-run effects of early nutritional stresses on mortality …
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Long-term effects of famine on life expectancy : a re-analysis of the Great Finnish Famine of 1866-1868
Doblhammer, Gabriele; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Lumey, … - 2011
mortality. The authors test the hypothesis that selection during famine changes the frailty distributions of cohorts and may … hide negative long-term effects. They use death counts from age 60+ from the Human Mortality Data Base for the birth …. Statistically, long-term effects of famine on mortality become only visible when changes in the frailty distribution of cohorts are …
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Early life circumstances and the health of older adults : a research note
Chen, Xi - 2022
This paper reviews the latest evidence of the effects of early life circumstances on old-age health, distinguishing in utero exposures from childhood exposures to a wide range of environments. We then leverage the growing number of studies of the impact of the Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961) on...
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Early life exposure to the Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961) and the health of older adults in China : a meta-analysis (2008-2023)
Shen, Chi; Chen, Xi - 2024
There is mounting evidence indicating that the aging process initiates during early life stages, with in utero the individual's environment playing a significant role. Consequently, it is crucial to understand the enduring effects of early life circumstances on health in old age. In this study,...
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The effect of job loss on health : evidence from biomarkers
Michaud, Pierre-Carl; Crimmins, Eileen M.; Hurd, Michael D. - 2014
hemoglobin (HbA1c) and C-reactive protein (CRP). Overall, we estimate that a layoff could increase annual mortality rates by 9 ….4%, which is consistent with other evidence of the effect of mass layoffs on mortality. …
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Partial lockdown and the spread of COVID-19: lessons from the Italian case
Di Porto, Edoardo; Naticchioni, Paolo; Scrutinio, Vincenzo - 2020
This paper investigates the effect of the lockdown on COVID-19 infections. After the 22nd of March 2020, the Italian government shut down many economic activities to limit the contagion. Sectors deemed essentials for the economy were, however, allowed to remain active. We exploit the...
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