We apply the theory of inequality in opportunity to measure inequity in mortality. Ourempirical work is based on a rich … dataset for the Netherlands (1998-2007), linking informationabout mortality, health events and lifestyles. We show that … distinguishing between differentchannels via which mortality is affected is necessary to test the sensitivity of the results …

assigned. In adults, we find no evidence that wealth impacts mortality or health care utilization, with the possible exception … mortality one sixth as large the cross-sectional gradient. In our intergenerational analyses, we find that wealth increases …

over a limited time period. This paper examines the effect of education on mortality using information on a national roll … using county-level proportions of reformed districts, census data and administrative mortality data, we find that the extra … compulsory school year reduced mortality. In fact, the mortality reduction is discernible already before the age of 30 and then …

We apply the theory of inequality in opportunity to measure inequity in mortality. Our empirical work is based on a … rich dataset for the Netherlands (1998-2007), linking information about mortality, health events and lifestyles. We show … that distinguishing between different channels via which mortality is affected is necessary to test the sensitivity of the …

In this paper we estimate the causal effects on child mortality from moving into less distressed neighborhood … environments. We match mortality data to information on every child in public housing that applied for a housing voucher in Chicago … vouchers. The odds ratio for the effects of being offered a housing voucher on overall mortality rates is equal to 1.11 for all …

neighborhoods have higher mortality when individual socioeconomic status is adjusted for. Results so far appear ambiguous and the … between area-level socioeconomic status (ALSES) and all-cause mortality in a meta-analysis. Current guidelines for systematic … an association between social cohesion and mortality but found no evidence for a clear association for area-level income …