Why Do More People Die During Economic Expansions?
April 10, 2012
The brief’s key findings are:
- When economic times are good, deaths in the United States increase.
- Previous research suggests that a likely culprit is poorer health habits tied to greater job demands.
- However, the increase in mortality is largely driven by deaths among elderly women in nursing homes.
- These nursing home deaths may reflect increased shortages of caregivers during economic expansions.
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Huff Stevens, Ann, Douglas L. Miller, Marianne Page, and Mateusz Filipski. 2012. "Why Do More People Die During Economic Expansions?" Issue in Brief 12-8. Chestnut Hill, MA: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
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