We analyze the effect of income on mortality in Austria using administrative social security data. To tackle potential … estimations, IV regressions reveal a robust zero-effect of income on ten-year death rates for prime-age workers, both in terms of …

I study the association between cognitive and non-cognitive abilities and mortality, and investigate how well income … mortality, independently and through income and education. Non-cognitive ability is a stronger predictor of the risk of … mortality than cognitive ability. For middle and high income earners, and individuals with a college education, there are no …

effect is entirely driven by an increase in mortality among low income individuals, who are more likely to experience …