Abstract
There has been much interest recently in the relationship between economic conditions and mortality, with some studies showing that mortality is pro-cyclical, while others find the opposite. Some suggest that the aggregation level of analysis (e.g. individual vs. regional) matters. We use both individual and aggregated data on a sample of 20–64 year-old Swedish men from 1993 to 2007. Our results show that the association between the business cycle and mortality does not depend on the level of analysis: the sign and magnitude of the parameter estimates are similar at the individual level and the aggregate (county) level; both showing pro-cyclical mortality.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 61-70 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Health Economics |
Volume | 56 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aggregation
- Death
- Health
- Income
- Recession
- Unemployment