infections and chronic health deficits. Our analysis suggests that neglecting this interaction leads to a gross underestimation …

infections and chronic health deficits. Our analysis suggests that neglecting this interaction leads to a gross underestimation …

from the first (low-status) group display more health deficits at any age and accumulate health deficits faster than …

deficits (immunosenescence) and that the life history of infections affects the accumulation of chronic health deficits … almost as much as that of older people because of inammaging and the self-productivity of health deficits. … diseases. The model captures that the susceptibility and severity of infectious diseases depend on the accumulated health …

longevity. Health-demanding work leads to a faster accumulation of health deficits and is remunerated with a hazard markup on …

deficits (immunosenescence) and that the life history of infections affects the accumulation of chronic health deficits … almost as much as that of older people because of inammaging and the self-productivity of health deficits. … diseases. The model captures that the susceptibility and severity of infectious diseases depend on the accumulated health …

used classification, workers from the first (low status) group display more health deficits at any age and accumulate … health deficits faster than workers from the second (high status) group. We instrument retirement by statutory retirement … workers from low status occupations always have higher health deficits, i.e. we find evidence for an occupational health …

conceptualization of ageing as an accumulation of health deficits. The paper also discusses the role of medical progress for longevity …