Why do more people die during economic expansions?

Stevens, Ann Huff, Douglas L. Miller, Marianne Page, and Mateusz Filipski. “Why do more people die during economic expansions?”. Issue in Brief 12-8, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, April 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104688.
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Abstract

The brief's key findings are: (1) When economic times are good, deaths in the United States increase. (2) Previous research suggests that a likely culprit is poorer health habits tied to greater job demands. (3) However, the increase in mortality is largely driven by deaths among elderly women in nursing homes. (4) These nursing home deaths may reflect increased shortages of caregivers during economic expansions.

Title
Why do more people die during economic expansions?
Author
Stevens, Ann Huff
Miller, Douglas L.
Page, Marianne
Filipski, Mateusz
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
report
Date Issued
April 2012
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
Issue in Brief
Series Number
12-8
Version Identification
Version of record.
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:104688
Use Restrictions
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Subject
Health/long-term care

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