Using data for six OECD countries, this paper studies the effect of macroeconomic conditions on the mortality index kt … relationship between the state of the economy and mortality is found to change from procyclical to countercyclical in all six … variation in the mortality index. -- Demography ; Lee-Carter ; business cycle ; time series model …

-adjusted cancer mortality rates of residents of France, using longitudinal, annual, cancer-site-level data during the period 2002 …I investigate the contribution of pharmaceutical innovation to recent longevity growth in Germany and France. First, I …-adjusted mortality rates of residents of Germany, using longitudinal, annual, state-level data during the period 2000-2007. The estimates …