This paper studies how stress affects the mortality risk. Using a flexible approach and allowing for timevarying … treatment effects, I find no impact of stress on the short-run mortality risk but a substantially increase in the long-run. The … effects are especially pronounced for men. I provide evidence that this is likely caused by changes towards adverse health …

explain the connection. The health behaviour of the children and the health accumulated over the life course appear as …

Empirical evidence from several countries reveals that self-rated health is a valid predictor of mortality. So far … the relationship between self-rated health and mortality for Germany. In addition the GSOEP data enable an exploration of …

Background: Studies from several countries have shown that self-rated health is an independent predictor of mortality … individuals and (ii) changes in self-rated health, as predictors of mortality for Germany. Methods: A sub-sample of 3 … in self-rated health on predictions of mortality. Results: We find that, while currently self-rated health is shown to be …

This article provides a comprehensive econometric analysis of factors driving aggregate mortality rates over time. It …-2004, indicates that sex- and age-specific mortality rates vary substantially in their response to external factors. Strongest … of explained data volatility can be substantially increased. -- Aggregate mortality ; business cycle ; socio …