The age separating early deaths from late deaths

There is a unique threshold age separating early deaths from late deaths such that averting an early death decreases life disparity, but averting a late death increases inequality in lifespans.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Zhang, Zhen ; Vaupel, James W.
Published in:	Demographic Research. - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany. - Vol. 20.2009, 29, p. 721-730
Publisher:	Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany
Subject:	life disparity \| mortality

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	J1 - Demographic Economics ; Z0 - Other Special Topics. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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