mortality from higher electricity prices outnumbers the mortality from the accident itself, suggesting the decision to cease … power was replaced by fossil fuels, causing an exogenous increase in electricity prices. This increase led to a reduction in … energy consumption, which caused an increase in mortality during very cold temperatures. We estimate that the increase in …

program on mortality and on household behavior related to child labor and schooling, employment of adults, and fertility. We … find consistent effects of the program on reductions in mortality throughout the age distribution, but mainly at earlier …

example, report contradictory effects of education and compulsory schooling on mortality - ranging from zero to large … mortality reductions. Using data from 19 compulsory schooling reforms implemented in Europe during the twentieth century, we … quantify the mean mortality effect and explore its dispersion across gender, time and countries. We find that men benefit from …

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 …

macroeconomic conditions and fatalities. The main finding is that total mortality and deaths from several common causes increase … a 0.4 percent rise in total mortality and 0.4, 1.1, 1.8, 2.1 and 0.8 percent increases in deaths from cardiovascular …

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 … in mortality rates which cannot be dismissed as a statistical artefact. Next, the paper discusses various theories …

that the general adult male mortality crisis in the region had a ?feedback? effect on suicide rates, with the loss of a …

with mortality. This paper studies the effects of income on health and mortality, using only the part of income variation …