Janko, Z. and Popli, G. orcid.org/0000-0003-2919-2627 (2024) Economic fluctuations and mortality in Canada revisited. Southern Economic Journal, 90 (4). pp. 878-899. ISSN 0038-4038
Abstract
This paper uses panel data for Canada from 1976 to 2018, across 10 provinces, to reassess the relationship between mortality rates and economic fluctuations. The key contribution of our paper lies in examining the extent to which this relationship is driven by the employment rate (extensive margin) versus average hours worked (intensive margin). We find evidence of procyclical mortality for females at the aggregate level; aggregate male mortality remains largely unaffected by economic fluctuations. Our findings also reveal temporal heterogeneity, as the extensive margin becomes the driving force for female mortality rates during the more recent period (1990 onwards). These findings remain robust when accounting for personal income and pollution. Finally, we find some support for a procyclical relationship for individuals in the working age groups, while mortality exhibits a countercyclical pattern for children (age 0 to 14) and the elderly (age 65 and above).
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Authors. Southern Economic Journal published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Southern Economic Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Mortality; Unemployment; Average hours worked; Extensive margin; Intensive margin; Recessions; Canada |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2024 12:36 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2024 12:35 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/soej.12684 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:208451 |