Mortality inequality

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 175-190

  Peltzman, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GERMANY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

BRAZIL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GERMANY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIA; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE TABLES; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; RUSSIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; WALES;

EID: 73349104109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.23.4.175     Document Type: Article

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