frequently. These mortality effects diminish with age, potentially reversing at older ages as a result of disease immunity or …

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 …

RFS on world food prices and their impact on household level consumption and wage incomes in India. We first develop a … of the price shock on household welfare through consumption and wage incomes. Poor rural households suffer significant …