A growing literature documents cyclical movements in mortality and health. We examine this pattern more closely and … in individuals' own behavior contribute very little to pro-cyclical mortality. Looking across broad age and gender groups …, we find that own-group employment rates are not systematically related to own-group mortality. In addition, we find that …

mortality. Although past research has found that recessions reduce contemporaneous mortality, these short-term effects may … also may experience lost health insurance, and therefore higher financial barriers to health care, through age 65, when … Medicare becomes available. All of these experiences could contribute to weaker long-term health outcomes. To examine these …