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A Unified Model of Cohort Mortality for Economic Analysis / Adriana Lleras-Muney, Flavien E. Moreau.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lleras-Muney, Adriana.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w28193.
- NBER working paper series no. w28193
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2020.
- Summary:
- We propose a dynamic production function of population health and mortality from birth onwards. Our parsimonious model provides an excellent fit for the mortality and survival curves for both primate and human populations since 1816. The model sheds light on the dynamics behind many phenomena documented in the literature, including (i) the existence and evolution of mortality gradients across socio-economic statuses, (ii) non-monotonic dynamic effects of in-utero shocks, (iii) persistent or "scarring" effects of wars and (iv) mortality displacement after large temporary shocks such as extreme weather.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- December 2020.
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