This paper evaluates the global welfare consequences of increases in mortality and poverty generated by the Covid-19 … pandemic. Increases in mortality are measured in terms of the number of years of life lost (LY) to the pandemic. Additional … dominance of poverty over mortality is reversed in a counterfactual "herd immunity" scenario: without any policy intervention …

Mortality is a crucial indicator of wellbeing and recent mortality trends have been a subject of public debate in many … Western countries. This paper compares mortality inequality in Canada and the U.S. over the period 1990/91 through 2010/11. In … Canada, mortality inequality remained constant among the youngest, but increased for men over 24 and for women over 14. In …

those living under $1 or $2 dollars a day at PPP) and the non poor have different mortality rates in old age. We construct a …

Mortality rates have fallen dramatically over time, starting in a few countries in the 18th century, and continuing to … fall today. In just the past century, life expectancy has increased by over 30 years. At the same time, mortality rates … income per capita and mortality rates, a correlation that also exists within countries, where richer, better-educated people …

We investigate the impact of a large economic shock on mortality. We find that counties more exposed to a plausibly …

We develop a method to compare levels and trends in inequality in mortality in the United States and France in a …, inequality in mortality in France remained remarkably low and stable. In the United States, inequality in mortality increased for …

significant declines in infant and post-heart attack mortality. A range of evidence suggests that these improvements were due to …