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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 595-619 |
| Journal | Economic Journal |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue number | 552 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
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The effect of pensions on longevity : Evidence from Union Army veterans. / Salm, M.
In: Economic Journal, Vol. 121, No. 552, 2011, p. 595-619.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of pensions on longevity
T2 - Evidence from Union Army veterans
AU - Salm, M.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This study uses changes in pension laws for Union Army veterans as a natural experiment to estimate the causal effect of pensions on longevity, and to examine potential pathways underlying such a relationship. I examine the effects of the pension laws of 1907 and 1912, which granted old-age pensions to Union Army veterans. Veteran pensions reduced age-adjusted mortality by 11.5% for law of 1907 pensions and by 29.6% for law of 1912 pensions. Pensions reduced mortality for both acute and non-acute causes of death but reductions in mortality were strongest for mortality from infectious diseases.
AB - This study uses changes in pension laws for Union Army veterans as a natural experiment to estimate the causal effect of pensions on longevity, and to examine potential pathways underlying such a relationship. I examine the effects of the pension laws of 1907 and 1912, which granted old-age pensions to Union Army veterans. Veteran pensions reduced age-adjusted mortality by 11.5% for law of 1907 pensions and by 29.6% for law of 1912 pensions. Pensions reduced mortality for both acute and non-acute causes of death but reductions in mortality were strongest for mortality from infectious diseases.
M3 - Article
VL - 121
SP - 595
EP - 619
JO - The Economic Journal
JF - The Economic Journal
SN - 0013-0133
IS - 552
ER -