public pension system. We calculate that, in the case of Germany, the fiscal consequences of the 6.4 year increase in age 65 …

This study investigates the short-term mortality effects of two age-based restrictions on legal access to alcohol in … Germany. We exploit sharp differences in legal access to alcohol at 16 and 18 years by implementing a regression discontinuity … alcohol has, at most, a minor impact on drunk driving and mortality at age 16 and 18 years. This study thus provides fresh …

continued to decrease in several other high-income countries including Germany. However, average mortality rates can disguise …Case and Deaton (2015) document that, since 1998, midlife mortality rates are increasing for white non-Hispanics in the … despair, and by the subgroup of low-educated individuals. In contrast, average mortality for middle-aged men and women …

go back at least 200 years further using our methods. We analyse data for six countries (the USA, UK, Germany, France …

explaining mortality crises and their relevance for the case of East Germany. Based on individual-level panel data the …A number of studies suggest that mortality rates among East German men increased in the wake of reunification, in … mortality and cause of death statistics based on detailed regional data. The results indicate that there was indeed an increase …