McEniry, Mary Working paper no. 2010-01 Abstract The dramatic mortality decline of the 1930s-1960s in developing countries may have created a larger pool of adult survivors of poor childhood conditions. If hypotheses regarding the importance …
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The Health Transition and Mortality among Older Adults in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa
McEniry, Mary Working paper no. 2010-02 Abstract The dramatic mortality decline of the 1930s-1960s in developing countries may have created a larger pool of adult survivors of poor childhood conditions. If hypotheses regarding the importance …
Why Intelligent People Live Longer
Hauser, Robert, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2010-04 Abstract Numerous studies find a positive relationship between cognitive ability, IQ as measured in childhood or youth, and subsequent survival. Explanations range from the idea that …
Adolescent IQ and Survival in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Hauser, Robert, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2010-05 Abstract Numerous studies find a positive relationship between cognitive ability, IQ as measured in childhood or youth, and subsequent survival. Explanations range from the idea that …
The Permanence of International Migration: A Multistate Analysis of European Flows, 2002-2007
DeWaard, Jack, and James Raymer Working paper no. 2011-05 Abstract Descriptive studies of international migration typically rely on measures of migrant stocks and rates to assess migration patterns. In this paper, we propose a third …
Costa Rica: Subjective Survival Expectations versus Self-Rated Health Status
Novak, Beatriz Working paper no. 2011-10 Abstract Purpose: The main objective of this study was to investigate whether subjective survival expectations in a developing country were as good as predictors of mortality as they have shown …
Health in the U.S. at Young Ages: Preliminary Findings
Palloni, Alberto, and James A. Yonker Working paper no. 2012-04 Abstract We review a broad set of health-related indicators—mortality, health outcomes, proximate health determinants, and distal health determinants—for the US and a comparison group of …
Mortality Deceleration and Mortality Selection: Three Unexpected Implications of a Simple Model
Wrigley-Field, Elizabeth Working paper no. 2013-01 Abstract Unobserved heterogeneity in mortality risk is pervasive and consequential. Mortality deceleration—the slowing of mortality’s rise with age—has been considered an important window into heterogeneity that otherwise might be impossible …
Careers and Mortality: What Do We Learn from Detailed Employment History Data?
Raymo, James, Andrew Halpern-Manners, and John Warren Working paper no. 2013-05 Abstract Our understanding of career influences on mortality is limited by reliance on relatively old data, use of surveys that contain only partial employment …