TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of marriage in the causal pathway from economic conditions early in life to mortality
AU - van den Berg, G.J.
AU - Gupta, S.
N1 - PT: J; NR: 65; TC: 0; J9: J HEALTH ECON; PG: 18; GA: CF1SC; UT: WOS:000352327200012
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This paper analyzes the interplay between early-life conditions and marital status, as determinants of adult mortality. We use individual data from Dutch registers (years 1815-2000), combined with business cycle conditions in childhood as indicators of early-life conditions. The empirical analysis estimates bivariate duration models of marriage and mortality, allowing for unobserved heterogeneity. Results show that conditions around birth and school going ages are important for marriage and mortality. Men typically enjoy a protective effect of marriage, whereas women suffer during childbearing ages. However, having been born under favorable economic conditions reduces female mortality during childbearing ages.
AB - This paper analyzes the interplay between early-life conditions and marital status, as determinants of adult mortality. We use individual data from Dutch registers (years 1815-2000), combined with business cycle conditions in childhood as indicators of early-life conditions. The empirical analysis estimates bivariate duration models of marriage and mortality, allowing for unobserved heterogeneity. Results show that conditions around birth and school going ages are important for marriage and mortality. Men typically enjoy a protective effect of marriage, whereas women suffer during childbearing ages. However, having been born under favorable economic conditions reduces female mortality during childbearing ages.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.02.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.02.004
M3 - Article
SN - 0167-6296
VL - 40
SP - 141
EP - 158
JO - Journal of Health Economics
JF - Journal of Health Economics
ER -