The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between alcohol-related mortality and social status among men in …,038,654 records of men 35-74 years old, of whom 3824 died of causes explicitly related to alcohol abuse. Standardized mortality ratios … in alcohol-related mortality increased but only between 1981/82 and 1991/92; and among those 35-59 years old only for the …

This paper estimates the effect of job loss on mortality for older male workers with strong labor force attachment …-level worker characteristics, such as firm-level average mortality rates for mortality during the four years prior to the year of … observation. On the mechanism driving the effect of job loss on mortality, we provide evidence for an effect running through …

probabilities that are less accurate in predicting their in-sample mortality. There is little evidence that the gradients in the … veracity of expectations are due to the less educated and cognitively able responding less to changes in objective mortality …

-compulsory education level increased after the reform. In addition, we find that the reform decreases mortality while young (16-25) for … both genders while it increases mortality for middle age women (26-40). We provide evidence to proof that the latter …

I study the association between cognitive and non-cognitive abilities and mortality, and investigate how well income … and education act as proxy measures for ability. The risk of premature mortality is estimated using Cox proportional … mortality, independently and through income and education. Non-cognitive ability is a stronger predictor of the risk of …

time preference are not considered simultaneously. We correct for differential mortality risk, risk aversion and …

are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Our model predicts a widening and possibly a …

measured by age-specific birth and mortality rates, focusing on a nationwide socialized medicine program implemented in Turkey … and over time. Our estimates indicate that the FMP caused large declines in mortality rates across all age groups with … teenagers. Furthermore, the results are suggestive that the program has also contributed towards equalization in the mortality …

, we use rich contextual data on morbidity and mortality, as well as on the socioeconomic status of parents, for the period … influenza suffered from worse adult health and, for males, also increased mortality at old ages, particularly in cancer. Their …