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Individual mortality and macro-economic conditions from birth to death

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dc.creator Lindeboom, Maarten
dc.creator Portrait, France
dc.creator van den Berg, Gerard J.
dc.date 2003
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T07:09:09Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T07:09:09Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20167
dc.identifier ppn:37449777X
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/20167
dc.description This paper analyzes the effects of macro-economic conditions throughout life on the individual mortality rate. We estimate flexible duration models where the individual?s mortality rate depends on current conditions, conditions earlier in life (notably during childhood), calendar time, age, individual characteristics, including individual socio-economic indicators, and interaction terms. We use individual data records from Dutch registers of birth, marriage, and death certificates, covering an observation window of unprecedented size (1812-1999). These are merged with historical data on macro-economic and health indicators. The results indicate a strong effect of macro-economic conditions during childhood on mortality at all ages. Those who are born in bad times on average have a high mortality rate throughout life, in particular during childhood itself and at ages above 50. Current macro-economic conditions mostly have an effect on youths and on the elderly.
dc.language eng
dc.relation IZA Discussion paper series 930
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject I1
dc.subject C5
dc.subject J1
dc.subject N3
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject death
dc.subject longevity
dc.subject health
dc.subject business cycle
dc.subject recession
dc.subject life expectancy
dc.subject lifetimes
dc.subject epidemics
dc.subject Sterblichkeit
dc.subject Gesundheit
dc.subject Konjunktur
dc.subject Makroökonomischer Einfluss
dc.subject Schätzung
dc.subject Niederlande
dc.title Individual mortality and macro-economic conditions from birth to death
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper
dc.coverage 1812-1999


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