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Regional mortality disparities in Germany: long-term dynamics and possible determinants

Kibele, Eva U. B.; Klüsener, Sebastian; Scholz, … - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2014

While regional mortality inequalities in Germany tend to be relatively stable in the short run, over the course of the past century marked changes have occurred in the country’s regional mortality patterns. These changes include not only the re-emergence of stark differences between eastern...

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Family, money, and health: regional differences in the determinants of life cycle life satisfaction

Margolis, Rachel; Myrskylä, Mikko - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2012

We examine how family, money, and health explain variation in life satisfaction (“happiness”) over the life cycle …. Globally, these factors explain a substantial fraction of happiness, increasing from 12 percent in young adulthood to 15 … in the wealthier, and income in the poorer regions of the world. Family explains a substantial fraction of happiness only …

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How policy matters: Germany’s parental leave benefit reform and fathers’ behavior 1999-2009

Geisler, Esther; Kreyenfeld, Michaela - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2012

In 2007, Germany enacted a radical new parental leave benefit scheme that grants parents 67 percent of their previous income, and includes two “daddy months.” In this paper, we use data from the German Microcensus for the period 1999 to 2009 to explore how this reform has changed fathers’...

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An introduction to anthropological demography

Bernardi, Laura - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2007

Anthropological demography is a specialty within demography which uses anthropological theory and methods to provide a better understanding of demographic phenomena in current and past populations. Its genesis and ongoing growth lie at the intersection between demography and socio-cultural...

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To give or not to give: bequest estimate and wealth impact based on a CGE model with realistic demography in Japan

Romero, Miguel Sánchez; Ogawa, Naohiro; Matsukura, Rikiya - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2013

In Japan due to the rapid population aging and its large financial pressure on pay-as-you-go retirement systems, the economic impact of bequest wealth has been drawing a tremendous amount of attention. Despite that, there are neither official statistics on bequest for the whole population, nor...

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Trends in geographical mortality differentials in India

Saikia, Nandita; Jasilionis, Domantas; Ram, Faujdar; … - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2009

This study examines the variation in mortality and mortality trends among different regions in India since the 1970s using data from the Sample Registration System (SRS). Evaluation of the SRS data quality confirms reliability for children and adults under the age of 60 years. Analysis of...

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Downward mobility, unemployment and mortality

Billingsley, Sunnee - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2009

This research offers fresh evidence 1) on the contribution of social mobility to health differentials by proposing a new link between downward mobility and health: downward mobility itself may have an immediate impact on health, above and beyond selection, origin or destination effects, and 2)...

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Seasonal mortality in Denmark: the role of sex and age

Rau, Roland; Doblhammer, Gabriele - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2003

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The impact of health behaviors and life quality on gender differences in mortality

Luy, Marc; Giulio, Paola Di - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2006

Since gender-specific mortality differences are known a great deal of research has been conducted on this subject. The resulting hypotheses for explaining male excess mortality can be sub-divided into two basic categories: the biological approach (focusing on biological and genetic factors) and...

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Fertility and family configurations in Sardinia

Bernardi, Laura; Oppo, Anna - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2007

In this paper we argue that the strength of intergenerational relationships in Italy is one important element in understanding low fertility in this country, but that the role that family plays in a couple’s fertility decisions needs to be understood in light of the wider context of normative...

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