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Stronger sex but earlier death: A multi-level socioeconomic analysis of gender differences in mortality in Austria
Gächter, Martin; Schwazer, Peter; Theurl, Engelbert - 2010
Gender inequalities in mortality/life expectancy have been a major area of research in the social sciences since the … shed some light on two related questions: (i) Which socioeconomic variables determine the gender gap in mortality? (ii) Are … male and female mortality rates determined by different socioeconomic factors and in different shapes? We use aggregated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294757
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Socioeconomic Environment and Mortality: A two-level Decomposition by Sex and Cause of Death
Gächter, Martin; Theurl, Engelbert - 2010
Gender inequalities in longevity/mortality are a major area of research since the 1970s. Despite substantial insights … on the question, to which extent socioeconomic variables determine the gender gap in mortality for important causes of … aggregated mortality data from Austria both at the community and the district level covering the time period 1969 - 2004. By …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294815
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On the policy implications of changing longevity
Pestieau, Pierre; Ponthiere, Grégory - 2012
Our societies are witnessing a steady increase in longevity. This demographic evolution is accompanied by some convergence across countries, whereas substantial longevity inequalities persist within nations. The goal of this paper is to survey some crucial implications of changing longevity on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010288249
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Application of a Genetic Algorithm to Variable Selection in Fuzzy Clustering
Röver, Christian; Szepannek, Gero - 2004
In order to group the observations of a data set into a given number of clusters, an 'optimal' subset out of a greater number of explanatory variables is to be selected. The problem is approached by maximizing a quality measure under certain restrictions that are supposed to keep the subset most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296660
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Inflation/unemployment regimes and the instability of the Phillips curve
Ormerod, Paul; Rosewell, Bridget; Phelps, Peter - 2009
Using the statistical technique of fuzzy clustering, regimes of inflation and unemployment are explored for the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany between 1871 and 2009. We identify for each country three distinct regimes in inflation/unemployment space. There is considerable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299186
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Clustering of business cycles in optimal directions found by SIR and DAME
Becker, Claudia; Theis, Winfried - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316606
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Does globalization restrict budgetary autonomy? A multidimensional approach
Heinemann, Friedrich - 1999
Does globalization restrict the leeway for national budgetary policy? With the help of cluster and discriminant analysis this study provides evidence on the basis of the experience of OECD countries since the 1970s. Four budgetary dimensions are included in the analysis: tax structure,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297629
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Typology of rural areas in the Central and Eastern European EU new member States
Baum, Sabine; Trapp, Christian; Weingarten, Peter - 2004
. Die erste Typisierung mithilfe einer Clusteranalyse klassifizierte die NUTS-3-Regionen der 10 mittel- und osteuropäischen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299350
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Enhanced cooporation in an enlarged EU
Ahrens, Joachim; Ohr, Renate; Zeddies, Götz - 2006
The paper adresses the need for more flexibility in the integration process of the European Union after its recent eastward enlargement. Due to the increasing number of decision-makers and the increasing heterogeneity of economic structures, financial constraints, societal preferences, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010300190
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A statistical approach to detect cheating interviewers
Bredl, Sebastian; Winker, Peter; Kötschau, Kerstin - 2008
Survey data are potentially affected by cheating interviewers. Even a small number of fabricated interviews might seriously impair the results of further empirical analysis. Besides reinterviews some statistical approaches have been proposed for identifying fabrication of interviews. As a novel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301369