A number of studies suggest that mortality rates among East German men increased in the wake of reunification, in … explaining mortality crises and their relevance for the case of East Germany. Based on individual-level panel data the … relationship between exposure to stress and overall health is shown. Apparently, the increase in mortality can be explained by the …

mortality. The economy consists of two sectors: final goods production and a health care sector, selling medical services to … individuals. Individuals demand health care with a view to lowering mortality over their life-cycle. We derive the age …

Johansson (2010) in support of her thesis regarding “Europe’s first knowledge‐driven mortality transition,” namely the … tests show the gross changes of interest to be statistically significant. The discussion contrasts the mortality transition … significance of a particular pattern of inter‐cohort changes in the royals’ mortality experience – namely, one whose timing and age …

We develop a quantitative theory of mortality trends and population dynamics. We emphasize diseases as causes of death … and individuals' decisions to reduce their mortality by adopting, at some cost, a modern health-related technology … generates an S-shaped diffusion curve, whose shape dictates the pace of mortality reduction in each country. We use the model to …

transition. We show that if parents invest their own time into children's human capital, rising adult life expectancy …