An empirical analysis of the importance of controlling for unobserved heterogeneity when estimating the income-mortality gradient
<b>Background</b>: Statistical theory predicts that failing to control for unobserved heterogeneity in a Gompertz mortality risk model attenuates the estimated income-mortality gradient toward zero. <b>Objective</b>: I assess the empirical importance of controlling for uno...
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| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol31/30/ |