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Evaluation of U.S. Mortality Patterns at Old Ages Using the Medicare Enrollment Data Base

Parnell, Allan M.; Owens, Cynthia R. - In: Demographic Research 1 (1999) 2

We evaluate the consistency of age-specific mortality patterns for older Americans using the Health Care Financing … compare the mortality curves across regions within race and sex groups, and we compare national mortality curves of white men …-specific mortality data at oldest ages. Both the period and cohort age at death data for whites in the Medicare EDB appear to be very …

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Charging NOx Emitters for Health Damages: An Exploratory Analysis

Mauzeral, Denise L.; Sultan, Babar; Kim, Namsoug; … - Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Department … - 2004

We present a proof-of-concept analysis of the measurement of the health damage of ozone (O3) produced from nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO + NO2) emitted by individual large point sources in the eastern United States. We use a regional atmospheric model of the eastern United States, the Comprehensive...

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Effects of Neighborhood Characteristics on the Mortality of Black Male Youth: Evidence From Gautreaux

Votruba, Mark E.; Kling, Jeffrey R. - Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Department … - 2005

Population Research (NICHD 5P30-HD32030) and the Princeton Center for Health and Wellbeing. Mortality count data for male youth …

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Effects of Neighborhood Characteristics on the Mortality of Black Male Youth: Evidence From Gautreaux

Kling, Jeffrey R.; Votruba, Mark E. - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2004

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Do Response Times Matter? The Impact of EMS Response Times on Health Outcomes

Wilde, Elizabeth - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2008

actually show a significant relationship between response time and mortality. In this study, I explain the discrepancy between … measure the impact of response time on mortality and hospital utilization using the distance of the incident from the nearest … EMS agency headquarters as an instrument for response time. I find that response times significantly affect mortality, but …

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Variables démographiques et éducation en Afrique ou le mirage des Objectifs du millénaire pour le développement

Hugon, Philippe - In: Mondes en développement n° 142 (2008) 2, pp. 83-96

The demographic challenges related on the growth and the change of the age structures, are such as few African countries will be able to achieve the goals of the development millenium of in 2015. The demographic variables play, beside the social, economic, political and cultural variables a...

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Employment-Based Safety Nets: Exploring an Alternative Approach to Limit the Adverse Consequences of Recurrent Droughts in Ethiopia.

Endale, D. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 1995

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Economic Shocks, Impoverishment and Poverty-Related Mortality during the Eastern European Transition.

Paniccia, R - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 1997

This paper aims to assess the impact that the impoverishment process has had on IPD health dynamics and micronutrient-related morbidity via the changes which have occurred in food consumption in terms of average intake, its ditribution and the quality of diets.

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The Effect of Pensions on Longevity: Evidence from Union Army Veterans

Salm, Martin - Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging, … - 2007

large across wealth groups and size of city. Pensions reduced mortality for both acute and non-acute causes of death. …

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The Effect of Pensions on Longevity: Evidence from Union Army Veterans

Salm, Martin - Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the … - 2007

large across wealth groups and size of city. Pensions reduced mortality for both acute and non-acute causes of death. …

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