An economic analysis of life expectancy by gender with application to the United States

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 737-759

  Leung, Michael C M ^a   Zhang, Jie ^b,c   Zhang, Junsen ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic development; Fertility; Gender; I12; J16; J22; Life expectancy; O10

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GENDER ROLE; LIFE EXPECTANCY;

CHILD REARING; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILITY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MANUAL LABOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL SECURITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4344640350     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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