Norway, we are able to attribute business income to personal owners as it accrues rather than when it is realized. This …Business income is important in the upper tail of the personal income distribution, but the extent to which it is … captured by measures of personal income varies substantially across tax regimes. Using linked individual and firm data from …

. Our context is Norway's post-secondary education system where a centralized admission process covers almost all …

couples. In this paper, we quantify the degree of actuarial advantage or disadvantage for individuals whose mortality differs … from the average. We find that at real interest rates close to zero, most households - even those with mortality rates that … historical average, however, singles with mortality that is substantially greater than average do not benefit from delay; however …

(education, income, and health insurance coverage) on life expectancy and medical expenditure using longitudinal state-level data …

accidents, heart attacks and strokes. In this paper, we examine the short-term mortality consequences of income receipt. We find …Many studies find that households increase their consumption after the receipt of expected income payments, a result … inconsistent with the life-cycle/permanent income hypothesis. Consumption can increase adverse health events, such as traffic …

This paper describes the pattern of reductions in mortality across Brazilian municipalities between 1970 and 2000, and … analyzes its causes and consequences. It shows that, as in the international context, the relationship between income and life … expectancy has shifted consistently in the recent past. But reductions in mortality within Brazil have been more homogeneously …

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 …

a country's rate of technological progress (very likely). Mortality rates complement income levels as indicators of …) increases growth rates of national income. This paper begins by confirming those findings in an analysis involving more … by which education quality appears to improve per capita income levels is through shifting the level of the production …

income per capita and mortality rates, a correlation that also exists within countries, where richer, better-educated people …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 growth from 1950 to 1980 as a proxy for socioeconomic forces that created unbalanced physical growth among southern … children born after WWII. Using state-level data on income growth, smoking, obesity and education, we explain over 70% of the … variance in current CVD mortality rates across the country …