Mortality and Macroeconomic Conditions: What Can We Learn From France?

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Duke University Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0226703 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1533-7790 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00703370 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Demography Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2021- : Durham, NC : Duke University Press
      Original Publication: Washington, etc., Population Assn. of America.
    • Subject Terms:
      Economics/*trends ; Mortality/*trends; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Emigrants and Immigrants/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; France ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Models, Economic ; Residence Characteristics ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Unemployment/statistics & numerical data ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      This study uses aggregate panel data on French départements to investigate the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and mortality from 1982 to 2014. We find no consistent relationship between macroeconomic conditions and all-cause mortality in France. The results are robust across different specifications, over time, and across different geographic levels. However, we find that heterogeneity across age groups and mortality causes matters. Furthermore, in areas with a low average educational level, a large population, and a high share of migrants, mortality is significantly countercyclical. Similar to the case in the United States, the relationship between the unemployment rate and mortality seems to have moved from slightly procyclical to slightly countercyclical over the period of analysis.
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Health; Macroeconomic conditions; Mortality; Recessions; Unemployment
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20190828 Date Completed: 20200420 Latest Revision: 20210110
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s13524-019-00811-4
    • Accession Number:
      31452094