We analyze the impact of short-run economic fluctuations on age-specific mortality using Bayesian time series … econometrics and contribute to the debate on the procyclicality of mortality. For the first time, we examine the differing … a latent mortality variable and of unemployment and GDP growth as main business cycle indicators. We find that young …

This study investigates the short-term mortality effects of two age-based restrictions on legal access to alcohol in … alcohol has, at most, a minor impact on drunk driving and mortality at age 16 and 18 years. This study thus provides fresh …