Inequality in individual mortality and economic conditions earlier in life

Gerard J. van den Berg; Maarten Lindeboom; Marta Lopez

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.08.012

Inequality in individual mortality and economic conditions earlier in life

Gerard J. van den Berg^*, Maarten Lindeboom, Marta Lopez

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Abstract

We analyze the effect of being born in a recession on the mortality rate later in life in conjunction with social class. We use individual data records from Dutch registers of birth, marriage, and death certificates, covering the period 1815-2000, and we merge these with historical data on macro-economic outcomes and health indicators. We estimate duration models and inequality measures. The results indicate that being born in a recession increases the mortality rate later in life for most of the population. Lower social classes suffer disproportionally from being born in recessions. This exacerbates mortality inequality. Upward mobility does not vary much with the business cycle at birth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1360-1367
Number of pages	8
Journal	Social Science and Medicine
Volume	69
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.08.012
Publication status	Published - Nov 2009

Keywords

Death
Life expectancy
Lifetimes
Longevity
Mortality
Recession
Social class
Social inequality
The Netherlands

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