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Inequality in mortality between Black and White Americans by age, place, and cause, and in comparison to Europe, 1990-2018

Schwandt, Hannes; Currie, Janet M.; Bär, Marlies; … - 2021

Although there is a large gap between Black and White American life expectancies, the gap fell 48.9% between 1990-2018, mainly due to mortality declines among Black Americans. We examine age-specific mortality trends and racial gaps in life expectancy in rich and poor U.S. areas and with...

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The role of place and income in life expectancy inequality : evidence from Hungary

Bíró, Anikó; Hajdu, Tamás; Kertesi, Gábor; Prinz, … - 2020

and sources of life expectancy inequality in Hungary. We document considerable inequality across geographies and income … groups, and show that inequality has increased between 1991-2016. We show that avoidable deaths play a large role in life … expectancy inequality. Income-related geographic inequalities in health behaviors, access to care, and healthcare use are all …

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Fair pension policies with occupation-specific aging

Grossmann, Volker; Schünemann, Johannes; Strulik, Holger - 2021

We discuss public pension systems in a multi-period overlapping generations model with gerontologically founded human aging and a special focus on occupation-specific morbidity and mortality. We examine how distinct replacement rates for white-collar and blue-collar workers and early retirement...

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Socioeconomic variation in the relationship between obesity and life expectancy

Kinge, Jonas Minet; Morris, Stephen - 2012

We investigate the relationship between obesity and life expectancy, and whether or not this relationship varies by socioeconomic status (SES). The underlying model is based on the "Pathways to health" framework in which SES affects health by modifying the relationship between lifestyles and...

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Subjective Life Expectancies, Time Preference Heterogeneity, and Wealth Inequality

Foltyn, Richard; Olsson, Jonna - 2024

beliefs across self-reported health: those in poor health not only have a shorter actual lifespan but also underestimate their …

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Höheres Haushaltseinkommen geht bei Frauen und Männern mit höherer Lebenserwartung einher

Geyer, Johannes; Haanen, Peter; Treguier, Julie - In: DIW Wochenbericht 91 (2024) 25, pp. 395-400

Besser gebildete Menschen oder Menschen mit höherem Einkommen haben eine bessere Gesundheit und eine höhere Lebenserwartung. In diesem Wochenbericht werden anhand aktueller Daten frühere Studien zu diesem Thema aktualisiert und gezeigt, dass dieser Zusammenhang unter Männern besonders stark...

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