Search Results - subject_exact:"Life expectancy"

An econometric analysis of carbon footprints and life expectancy in China

Aderemi, Timothy Ayomitunde; Sikwela, Misery M. - 2026

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Building a life table for Lebanon : towards a deeper understanding of our future

Sakr, Natalia Bou; Loisel, Stéphane; Mansour, Gihane; … - 2026

Lebanon does not have a national mortality table that reflects its demographic and health conditions. Despite ongoing changes in mortality patterns driven by economic crises, political instability, and social changes, outdated foreign tables such as AM80 remain in use in the insurance and public...

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Redistribution with unequal life expectancy

Jessen, Lasse J.; Köhne, Sebastian - 2026 - Original version: October 2023, this version: Januar 2026

Abstract We study life expectancy inequality in a Mirrleesian life-cycle framework. Life expectancy shapes the efficiency dimension of redistribution via the pension wedge. Moreover, cost- and preference-based channels arising from the income-lifespan gradient reduce the mechanical value of...

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Unequal lives, unequal benefits : life expectancy and social security rules

Fernández-Blanco, Javier; Sánchez Marcos, Virginia - 2026

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Unequal lives, unequal benefits : life expectancy and social security rules

Fernández-Blanco, Javier; Sánchez Marcos, Virginia - 2026

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Fairness views, pension benefits, and heterogeneity in life expectancy

Chaykina, Maria - 2026

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From laggard to leader : Malawi's life expectancy transformation in Sub-Saharan African context, 1950-2023

John, Ben Malinga; Souza, Emmanuel; Shi, Jiaxin - 2026

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Socioeconomic inequality in longevity : a multidimensional approach

Bingley, Paul; Kreiner, Claus Thustrup; Serena, Benjamin Ly - 2025

Socioeconomic inequality in longevity is typically measured using a single socioeconomic indi-cator such as education or income. We combine multiple indicators—education, income, occu-pation, wealth, and IQ scores—and apply machine learning to measure inequality in longevity. Using Danish...

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Socioeconomic inequality in longevity : a multidimensional approach

Bingley, Paul; Kreiner, Claus Thustrup; Serena, Benjamin Ly - 2025

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Socioeconomic inequality in longevity : a multidimensional approach

Bingley, Paul; Kreiner, Claus Thustrup; Serena, Benjamin Ly - 2025

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Debt trapped : analysing the impact of IMF on economic growth and human development in highly indebted countries, with a focus on corruption

Abdou, Doaa Mohamed Salman; El-Ahmar, Ahmed Adel; … - 2025

Being indebted represents significant risks associated with global financial instability in a world where financial stability hangs precariously between debt and economic growth. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) casts a critical eye over countries navigating the perilous seas of fiscal...

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Progress stalled? : the uncertain future of mortality in high-income countries

Dowd, Jennifer B.; Polizzi, Antonino; Tilstra, Andrea M. - 2025

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Demographic shifts and the real interest rate in an open economy : the case of Korea

Lee, Jae Won; Park, Woong-yong; Hwang, Seolwoong - 2025

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The long-term development of the mortality gradient : socioeconomic differences in adult life span of Swedish cohorts 1841-1920

Dribe, Martin; Eriksson, Björn - 2025

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Nexus among renewable energy, economic growth, technology innovation, CO₂ emissions, and life expectancy in NAFTA : what’s the forum's response amid time frequencies?

Fumey, Michael Provide; Ansah, Mordecai Akondoh; Taha, Amjad - 2025

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Mortality forecasting via multi-task neural networks

De Mori, Luca; Haberman, Steven; Millossovich, Pietro; … - 2025

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Beyond GDP and life expectancy : welfare comparisons across the Atlantic

Da Costa, Shaun - 2026 - Version 2

Prior studies assessing welfare across countries have utilised measures that combine country-level outcomes in income and life expectancy. However, this perspective remains blind to the fact that two countries may have the same life expectancy and/or average income but very different underlying...

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Beyond GDP and Life Expectancy: Welfare comparisons across the Atlantic

Da Costa, Shaun - 2025

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Beyond GDP and life expectancy : welfare comparisons across the Atlantic

Da Costa, Shaun - 2025

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The survival of the royals

Batinti, Alberto; Costa-Font, Joan; Shandar, Vasuprada - 2025

We study the effect of royalty status - historically rooted legal privilege enjoyed by hereditary monarchs - on human longevity, a proxy of individuals' health capital. We disentangle royalty status that encompassed serving as heads of state, and hence subject to status-related stress, from...

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Health and economic growth in Central Asia

Yormirzoev, Mirzobobo; Ayombekova, Amina - 2025

This paper explores how the health-related component of human capital affects economic performance in all five Central Asian countries. In particular, it analyzes the impact of life expectancy on overall GDP and output per worker, which characterizes labor productivity. The time frame includes...

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Nexus among carbon dioxide emissions, gross domestic product, average years of schooling on life expectancy at birth in Indonesia

Wahyudi, Heru; Leny, Sandra Mei - 2025

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Dual effects of education expenditure on life expectancy : an empirical assessment of crowding-out and complementarity

Jayadevan, C. M.; Hoang, Nam; Yarram, Subba Reddy - 2025

This study investigates whether public education expenditure crowds out or complements health investment in influencing life expectancy across 158 countries from 1990 to 2023. Graphical analysis shows that in high-income countries, health expenditure consistently exceeds education spending,...

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Unfair redistribution in actuarially unfair pension schemes : evidence from Italy

Abatemarco, Antonio; Ardito, Chiara; Leombruni, Roberto; … - 2025

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Unfair redistribution in actuarially unfair pension schemes : evidence from Italy

Abatemarco, Antonio; Ardito, Chiara; Leombruni, Roberto; … - 2025

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From sink to source: demographic change and early health transition in Bogotá, 1878-1938

Brando, Carlos Andrés - 2025

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The hidden costs of decline : health disparities in America's diminishing micropolitan areas

Gardner, Todd - 2025

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Unfair redistribution in actuarial unfair pension schemes : evidence from Italy

Abatemarco, Antonio; Ardito, Chiara; Leombruni, Roberto; … - 2025

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A tale of three pandemics: Impacts on life expectancy and lifespan inequality

Wijesinghe, M. D. J. W.; Cameron, Michael; Olivia, Susan; … - 2025

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The recent decline in the physical stature of the U.S. population parallels the diminution in the rate of increase in life expectancy

Komlos, John - 2025

The U.S. healthcare and food-provisioning systems have failed to create an environment in which the human biological organism can flourish. Consequently, key health outcomes, most notably life expectancy, have consistently lagged those of other high-income populations since the Reagan era,...

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The Recent Decline in the Physical Stature of the U.S. Population Parallels the Diminution in the Rate of Increase in Life Expectancy

Komlos, John - 2025

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Clean energy consumption and human welfare in Nigeria : implication for the sustainable development Goal 7

Sikwela, Misery M.; Aderemi, Timothy Ayomitunde - 2025

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Financial inclusion and human development in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) : the role of institutional quality

Ouedraogo, Hamidou; Thiombiano, Noël - 2025

The challenge of the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations is to improve the living conditions of citizens, particularly in developing countries. This is crucial for sub-Saharan African countries, as this region has one of the lowest average human development indices in the...

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What if expected outcomes are not the most likely outcomes? : four basic case studies which give pause for thought

Anderson, Gordon - 2024

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Working longer despite poorer health? : inequalities in working and health expectancies at older ages in South Korea

Lam, Anastasia; Keenan, Katherine; Kulu, Hill; … - 2024

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Two-population mortality forecasting : an approach based on model averaging

De Mori, Luca; Millossovich, Pietro; Zhu, Rui; … - 2024

The analysis of residual life expectancy evolution at retirement age holds great importance for life insurers and pension schemes. Over the last 30 years, numerous models for forecasting mortality have been introduced, and those that allow us to predict the mortality of two or more related...

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Population aging in ASEAN+3 : but is 60 the new 40?

Shi, Rui; Zhao, Hongyan - 2024

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Sports and clean environment : key drivers of health and longevity in the European Union

Milon, Alexandra Gabriela; Dragoş, Cristian Mihai; … - 2024

This article highlights the effects of sports participation and environmental health on the lifespan and overall health of the population of the member states of the European Union. Utilizing data from 2010 to 2022, the study covers all EU countries, offering a comprehensive overview of the...

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Gender disparity index in European former communist states : assessing the influence of EU membership

Sergiu Pirju, Ionel; Panaitescu, Manuela Carmen; … - 2024

This research is a reflection on the new challenges in former European communist countries in three areas of gender equality. The analysis employs the gender disparity index (GDI), which encompasses life expectancy, education, and income indices, each equally weighted by gender. The former...

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The nexus between remittances, natural resources, economic growth, healthcare and environmental sustainability in CIS countries

Kuziboev, Bekhzod; Zografou, Zoi; Saidmamatov, Olimjon; … - 2024

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LSTM-based coherent mortality forecasting for developing countries

Garrido, José; Shang, Yuxiang; Xu, Ran - 2024

This paper studies a long short-term memory (LSTM)-based coherent mortality forecasting method for developing countries or regions. Many of such developing countries have experienced a rapid mortality decline over the past few decades. However, their recent mortality development trend is not...

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How do subjective mortality beliefs affect the value of social security and the optimal claiming ages?

Dai, Tiantian; Sun, Wei; Webb, Anthony - 2024

Households that postpone claiming Social Security benefits are, in effect, making additional purchases of the Social Security annuity and acquiring valuable longevity insurance. This paper investigates the impact of plausible variations of subjective mortality beliefs on the value of delayed...

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Are older workers capable of working longer?

Quinby, Laura D.; Wettstein, Gal - 2024

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Demography, human capital investment, and lifetime earnings for women and men

Jacobsen, Joyce P.; Khamis, Melanie; Yuksel, Mutlu - 2024

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Demography, human capital investment, and lifetime earnings for women and men

Jacobsen, Joyce P.; Khamis, Melanie; Yuksel, Mutlu - 2024

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Demography, human capital investment, and lifetime earnings for women and men

Jacobsen, Joyce P.; Khamis, Melanie; Yuksel, Mutlu - 2024

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Electricity access and poverty reduction dynamics in Botswana : an ARDL approach

Magombeyi, Mercy Tsitsi - 2024

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The effects of food affordability on life expectancy in emerging countries

Barkat, Karim; Alsamara, Mouyad; Mimouni, Karim; … - 2024

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Does environmental degradation and renewable energy consumption influence health outcomes? : evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Kur, Keghter Kelvin - 2024

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Increasing inequalities in longevity among Italian workers

Ardito, Chiara; Zengarini, Nicolás; Leombruni, Roberto; … - 2024

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Dynamics of human fertility, environmental pollution, and socio-economic factors in Aral Sea Basin

Saidmamatov, Olimjon; Sobirov, Yuldoshboy; Makhmudov, … - 2024

One of the worst natural, economic, and social catastrophes caused by human activity is the Aral Sea crisis in Central Asia. The Aral Sea's desiccation, which has an impact on the region's overall sustainable development, human welfare, security, and survival, is what led to the problem. This...

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Does institutional quality enhance the effect of health outcomes on economic growth? : insights from Sub-Saharan African countries

Gebrihet, Hafte Gebreselassie; Gebresilassie, Yibrah Hagos - 2024

Institutional quality (InQ) plays an important role in shaping economic growth (ECG), influencing how economies develop and perform. The literature addresses the nexus between InQ and ECG and the link between health and ECG; findings are often contradictory, creating knowledge gaps. Importantly,...

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Health and economic growth : new evidence from a panel threshold model

Chakroun, Mohamed Amin - 2024

The paper examines the relationship between health and economic growth using a dynamic panel with threshold effect and endogeneity. The study uses a sample of 136 countries over the period of 1965-2015 and the results indicate that the relationship between health and economic growth is...

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