I study the association between cognitive and non-cognitive abilities and mortality, and investigate how well income … and education act as proxy measures for ability. The risk of premature mortality is estimated using Cox proportional … mortality, independently and through income and education. Non-cognitive ability is a stronger predictor of the risk of …

with real monetary rewards conduEted among students in South Africa to estimate risk and time preferences. These … time preference are not considered simultaneously. We correct for differential mortality risk, risk aversion and …

are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Our model predicts a widening and possibly a …

measured by age-specific birth and mortality rates, focusing on a nationwide socialized medicine program implemented in Turkey … and over time. Our estimates indicate that the FMP caused large declines in mortality rates across all age groups with … teenagers. Furthermore, the results are suggestive that the program has also contributed towards equalization in the mortality …

, we use rich contextual data on morbidity and mortality, as well as on the socioeconomic status of parents, for the period … influenza suffered from worse adult health and, for males, also increased mortality at old ages, particularly in cancer. Their …

that the general adult male mortality crisis in the region had a "feedback" effect on suicide rates, with the loss of a …

We analyze the effect of income on mortality in Austria using administrative social security data. To tackle potential …