We analyze the effect of being born in a recession on the mortality rate later in life in conjunction with social class …. We use individual data records from Dutch registers of birth, marriage, and death certificates, covering the period 1815 …-2000, and we merge these with historical data on macro-economic outcomes and health indicators. We estimate duration models and …

data records from the Danish Twin Registry covering births since the 1870s and including the cause of death. To capture …

We specify a model for the lifetimes of spouses and the dynamic evolution of health, allowing spousal death to have … takes account of selectivity in partners' mortality and health evolution. We find strong instantaneous effects of … causal effects on the health and mortality of the survivor. We estimate the model using a longitudinal survey that traces …

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 …

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 …

-economic indicators, and interaction terms. We use individual data records from Dutch registers of birth, marriage, and death certificates … health indicators. The results indicate a strong effect of macro-economic conditions during childhood on mortality at all …

-economic indicators, and interaction terms. We use individual data records from Dutch registers of birth, marriage, and death certificates … health indicators. The results indicate a strong effect of macro-economic conditions during childhood on mortality at all …

cause of death with parents' labor market outcomes, health outcomes, marital status, and subsequent fertility. We exploit …We study the short-run and long-run economic impact of one of the largest losses that an individual can face; the death …