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Macunovich, Diane J. - In: Journal of Population Economics 10 (1997) 2, pp. 119-136

After an introduction touching on various biographical highlights, this paper summarizes a wide-ranging discussion with Richard Easterlin which occurred in the Autumn of 1996. We considered the Easterlin Hypothesis - its genesis and current status, together with Easterlin`s views on attempts to...

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Endogenous fertility, mortality and growth

Blackburn, Keith; Cipriani, Giam Pietro - In: Journal of Population Economics 11 (1998) 4, pp. 517-534

Economic and demographic outcomes are determined jointly in a choice-theoretic model of fertility, mortality and …

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Chapter 17: DETERMINING FOODBORNE ILLNESS IN THE UNITED STATES: A STEP TOWARD VALUATION

Steahr, Thomas E. - Department of Resource Economics, University of …

This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.

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Mortality Heterogeneity and The Distributional Consequences of Mandatory Annuitization

Gong, Guan; Webb, Anthony - Center for Retirement Research (CRR), Boston College - 2006

socio-economic differences in mortality, but also pre-annuitized wealth and longevity risk pooling in marriage. Using HRS …

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MODELLING THE HEALTH SECTOR POLICY REFORMS FOR NIGERIA:A PHASED PROJECT STUDY

NWAOBI, DR. GODWIN CHUKWUDUM - EconWPA - 2005

Good health is a crucial part of well-being but spending on health can be justified on economic grounds. The goal of reducing poverty provides a different but equally powerful case for health investments. However, if policymakers are to accelerate the substantial health gains of recent decades,...

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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

compare the mortality curves across regions within race and sex groups, and we compare national mortality curves of white men …We evaluate the consistency of age-specific mortality patterns for older Americans using the Health Care Financing …-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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