The impact of early-life economic conditionson cause-specific mortality during adulthood

The aim of this study is to assess the effects of economic conditions in early life on cause-specific mortality during adulthood. The analyses are performed on a unique historical sample of 14,520 Dutch individuals born in 1880–1918, who are followed throughout life. The economic conditions in early...

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Published in:Journal of population economics 2014-07, Vol.27 (3), p.895-919
Main Authors: Yeung, Gary Y. C., van den Berg, Gerard J., Lindeboom, Maarten, Portrait, France R. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adulthood
Business cycles
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic illnesses
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Competing mortality risks
Demography
Economic conditions
Economic models
Economic statistics
Economics
Economics and Finance
Females
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Heart disease
Labor Economics
Life expectancy
Mortality
Mortality risk
Original Paper
Population Economics
Public health
Recession
Recessions
Social Policy
Socioeconomic factors
Studies
Survival analyses
Survival analysis
Twins
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Summary:The aim of this study is to assess the effects of economic conditions in early life on cause-specific mortality during adulthood. The analyses are performed on a unique historical sample of 14,520 Dutch individuals born in 1880–1918, who are followed throughout life. The economic conditions in early life are characterized using cyclical variations in annual real per capital gross domestic product during pregnancy and the first year of life. Exposure to recessions in early life appears to significantly increase cancer mortality risks of older males and females. It also significantly increases other mortality risks especially for older females. The residual life expectancies are up to about 8 and 6 % lower for male and female cancer mortality, respectively, and up to about 5 % lower for female cardiovascular mortality. Our analyses show that cardiovascular and cancer mortality risks are related and that not taking this association into account leads to biased inference.
ISSN:0933-1433
1432-1475
1432-1475
DOI:10.1007/s00148-013-0497-1