Dahl, Gordon B.; Kreiner, Claus Thustrup; Nielsen, … - 2021
We provide a novel decomposition of changing gaps in life expectancy between rich and poor into differential changes in … the recent rise in life expectancy inequality in the US and the entire change in Denmark. Our analysis shows that the … in life expectancy inequality. Rather, the dramatic 50% reduction in cardiovascular deaths, which benefited both rich and …