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The impact of a migration-caused selection effect on regional mortality differences in Italy and Germany

Luy, Marc; Caselli, Graziella - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2008

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Seasonality of Deaths in the U.S. by Age and Cause

Feinstein, Craig A. - In: Demographic Research 6 (2002) 17, pp. 471-488

In this paper, we analyze seasonality of deaths by age and cause in the U.S. using public use files for the years 1994 to 1998 by the methods of regression and a variation of Census Method II. We answer the following questions: For each age cohort, how much does each cause of death contribute to...

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Reconstruction of continuous time series of mortality by cause of death in Belarus, 1965–2010

Grigoriev, Pavel; Meslé, France; Vallin, Jacques - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2012

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010562117

The differential impact of mortality of American troops in the Iraq War: The non-metropolitan dimension

Curtis, Katherine; Payne, Collin - In: Demographic Research 23 (2010) 2, pp. 41-62

This study investigates the disproportionate impact of mortality among United States troops in Iraq on rural … risk of mortality according to the metropolitan status of their home county and by examining potential sources of variation …, including enlistment, rank and race or ethnicity. Results show that troops from non-metropolitan areas have higher mortality …

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Income inequality and population health: a panel data analysis on 21 developed countries

Torre, Roberta; Myrskylä, Mikko - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2011

male and female mortality up to age 15. For women the association vanishes at older ages, but for men persists up to age 50 …-aged men. The mechanisms behind the income inequality-mortality association are not known, but may be related to parental …

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The causal effect of the great recession on childlessness of white American women

Comolli, Chiara Ludovica; Bernardi, Fabrizio - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-24

Many studies have documented a negative association between macroeconomic indicators and fertility in times of economic crisis. These studies are based on research designs that do not allow for excluding that the observed association is driven by confounders. The aim of the present paper is to...

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The causal effect of the great recession on childlessness of white American women

Comolli, Chiara Ludovica; Bernardi, Fabrizio - In: IZA Journal of Labor Economics 4 (2015), pp. 1-24

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Measuring the balance of government intervention on forward and backward family transfers using NTA estimates: the modified Lee Arrows

Patxot, Concepció; Renteria, Elisenda; Romero, Miguel … - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2012

In this paper we propose a way to measure the degree of government intervention on forward –from parents to children– and backward –from adult children to elderly parents– intergenerational family transfers (IFT). We carry out a discussion about the possibility of using Generational...

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Providing easy access to cross-country comparative contextual data for demographic research: concept and recent advances of the Generations & Gender Programme Contextual Database

Caporali, Arianna; Klüsener, Sebastian; Neyer, Gerda R.; … - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2013

Demographic behaviour is shaped not only by characteristics at the individual level, but also by the context in which individuals are embedded. The Contextual Database of the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP) supports research on these micro-macro links by providing cross-country...

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Parental benefits improve parental well-being: evidence from a 2007 policy change in Germany

Myrskylä, Mikko; Margolis, Rachel - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2013

Family policies aim to influence fertility and labor force participation, and support families. However, often only fertility and labor supply are considered in policy evaluations. For example, the 2007 extension of parental leave benefits in Germany is generally considered unsuccessful because...

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