In this paper we investigate the effect of stress on the survival probability using a child's death as the triggering … that bereavement has a stronger impact on fathers, while we find only modest evidence for mothers. This is a novel and …

We study the short-run and long-run economic impact of one of the largest losses that an individual can face; the death … cause of death with parents' labour market outcomes, health outcomes, marital status, and subsequent fertility. We exploit …

We analyze the effect of being born in a recession on the mortality rate later in life in conjunction with social class …. We use individual data records from Dutch registers of birth, marriage, and death certificates, covering the period 1815 … inequality measures. The results indicate that being born in a recession increases the mortality rate later in life for most of …

This paper analyzes the interplay between early-life conditions and marital status, as determinants of adult mortality … indicators of earlylife conditions. The empirical analysis estimates bivariate duration models of marriage and mortality … important for marriage and mortality. Men typically enjoy a protective effect of marriage on mortality, whereas women suffer …

I investigate the effect of income on mortality of the pensioners, com- paring three subsequent policy periods in …- come on health. I estimate that lower pension did not change the mortality rate. The results are confirmed using both …

very old (75+). We also study excess-mortality conditional on the mode of OAC. Three forms of publicly provided OAC are … mortality among cohabitants with home-help services, while it is higher among cohabitants with special accommodation. Our …

across research designs and suggest that a substantial part of the effect of parental education on the children's education … works through improving children's skills and health. …

that have been distinguished by Zweifel, Felder and Meier (1999), viz. the cost of morbidity and the cost of mortality … (their red herring hypothesis claims that neglecting the mortality component results in excessive estimates of future growth … time-to-death is an endogenous determinant of HCE. Third, it investigates the contribution of population aging to the …

year, by using ex-post mortality. Applying the strategy to Sweden, we find large variation in the relative health of new …