Replication data for: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Understanding Pro-cyclical Mortality

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Ann H. Stevens; Douglas L. Miller; Marianne E. Page; Mateusz Filipski

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Project Citation:

Stevens, Ann H., Miller, Douglas L., Page, Marianne E., and Filipski, Mateusz. Replication data for: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Understanding Pro-cyclical Mortality. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114568V1

Project Description

Summary: It is well-known that mortality rates are pro-cyclical. In this paper, we attempt to understand why. We find little evidence that cyclical changes in individuals' own employment-related behavior drives the relationship; own-group employment rates are not systematically related to own-group mortality. Further, most additional deaths that occur when the economy is strong are among the elderly, particularly elderly women and those residing in nursing homes. We also demonstrate that staffing in nursing homes moves countercyclically. These findings suggest that cyclical fluctuations in the quality of health care may be a critical contributor to cyclical movements in mortality. (JEL E24, E32, I12, J16, L84)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: Business Cycles; Mortality

JEL Classification:
      E24 Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
      E32 Business Fluctuations; Cycles
      I12 Health Behavior
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      L84 Personal, Professional, and Business Services

Geographic Coverage: United States

Time Period(s): 1978 – 2006

Data Type(s): survey data; administrative records data; census/enumeration data; aggregate data

Methodology

Unit(s) of Observation: State-by-year, individual-by-year

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