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The age separating early deaths from late deaths

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Zhen Zhang (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)
James Vaupel (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)
Abstract

There is a unique threshold age separating early deaths from late deaths such that averting an early death decreases life disparity, but averting a late death increases inequality in lifespans.

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Article provided by Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany in its journal Demographic Research.

Volume (Year): 20 (2009)
Issue (Month): 29 (June)
Pages: 721-730
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Keywords: life disparity; mortality;

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J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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