IZA Discussion Papers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14517

American Delusion: Life Expectancy and Welfare in the US from an International Perspective

Rodrigo R. Soares, Rudi Rocha, Michel Szklo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12571

The Life Expectancy of Older Couples and Surviving Spouses

Janice Compton, Robert Pollak

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11512

Getting Life Expectancy Estimates Right for Pension Policy: Period versus Cohort Approach

Mercedes Ayuso, Jorge Miguel Bravo, Robert Holzmann

published in: Journal of Pension Economics and Finance 2020, 1-20

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11193

NDC Schemes and Heterogeneity in Longevity: Proposals for Redesign

Robert Holzmann, Jennifer Alonso-García, Heloise Labit-Hardy, Andres M. Villegas

published in: R. Holzmann, E. Palmer, R. Palacios. S. Sacchi (eds). Progress and Challenges of Nonfinancial Defined Contribution Pension (NDC) Schemes, Volume 1: Addressing Marginalization, Polarization, and the Labor Market, Chapter 14. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10378

Addressing Longevity Heterogeneity in Pension Scheme Design and Reform

Mercedes Ayuso, Jorge Miguel Bravo, Robert Holzmann

published in: Journal of Finance and Economics, 2017, 6(10):1-21

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10060

On the Heterogeneity in Longevity among Socioeconomic Groups: Scope, Trends, and Implications for Earnings-Related Pension Schemes

Mercedes Ayuso, Jorge Miguel Bravo, Robert Holzmann

published in: Global Journal of Human Social Sciences-Economics, 2017, Volume 17, Issue 1: 33-58

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10015

The Intimate Link between Income Levels and Life Expectancy: Global Evidence from 213 Years

Michael Jetter, Sabine Laudage, David Stadelmann

published in: Social Science Quarterly, 2019, 100 (4), 1387 - 1403

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8969

Infant Health and Longevity: Evidence from a Historical Trial in Sweden

Sonia R. Bhalotra, Martin Karlsson, Therese Nilsson

Journal of the European Economic Association, 2017, 15 (1), 1101 - 1157

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7928

Equilibrium Health Spending and Population Aging in a Model of Endogenous Growth: Will the GDP Share of Health Spending Keep Rising?

Isaac Ehrlich, Yong Yin

revised version published in: Journal of Human Capital, 7(4), 411-447

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7605

Economic Conditions at Birth, Birth Weight, Ability, and the Causal Path to Cardiovascular Mortality

Gerard J. van den Berg, Bitte Modin

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7571

A Provocative Perspective on Population Aging and Old-Age Financial Protection

Robert Holzmann

published in: Malaysian Journal of Economic Studies 2013 50 (2): 107-137. Updated and revised Chinese translation in 劳动经济研究 (Studies in Labor Economics, Vol. 2, No. 4, 2014: 21-52, Chinese Academy of Social Science)

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7341

Cross Sections Are History

Richard A. Easterlin

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7286

Life Expectancy, Schooling, and Lifetime Labor Supply: Theory and Evidence Revisited

Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde

published in: Econometrica, 2013, 81 (5), 2055–2086

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6520

The Impact of Early Life Economic Conditions on Cause-Specific Mortality During Adulthood

Gary Y.C. Yeung, Gerard J. van den Berg, Maarten Lindeboom, France Portrait

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2014, 27 (3), 895-919

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6206