mortality and the business cycle identified in previous studies of the general U.S. population may vary by race …In this paper we study the effect of the business cycle on the mortality rate of the major racial groups in the U ….S. Using county-level data from 1999 to 2005, we find that the unemployment rate is negatively related to mortality for whites …

differences in their mortality risks. A dynamic optimal stopping-point life cycle model is examined, in which group …-level mortality risk plays an important role in determining individual-level mortality risk, health expenditure,and the amount of … schooling. The model is calibrated to quantify the effect of mortality risks on schooling by taking the black and white male …

differences in their mortality risks. A dynamic optimal stopping-point life cycle model is examined, in which group …-level mortality risk plays an important role in determining individual-level mortality risk, health expenditure,and the amount of … schooling. The model is calibrated to quantify the effect of mortality risks on schooling by taking the black and white male …