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 …

explanatory power in predicting future mortality and is therefore a useful measure of morbidity. Finally, we suggest that the …

social insurance reform in Germany suggest that previous calibration-based results accurately indicate the direction of …

paper is to describe the state-of-the-art in simulation and to demonstrate the benefits of linking both model types … modelling flat tax reform proposals for Germany. Taking the general equilibrium effects into account has important implications …

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 …

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 …