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Gender longevity gap and socioeconomic indicators in developed countries

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  • Igor Fedotenkov
  • Pavel Derkachev

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explain relations between socioeconomic factors and gender longevity gap and to test a number of contradicting theories. Design/methodology/approach - Fixed effects models are used for cross-country panel data analysis. Findings - The authors show that in developed countries (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and European Union) a lower gender longevity gap is associated with a higher real GDP per capita, a higher level of urbanization, lower income inequality, lower per capita alcohol consumption and a better ecological environment. An increase in women’s aggregate unemployment rate and a decline in men’s unemployment are associated with a higher gap in life expectancies. There is also some evidence that the effect of the share of women in parliaments has a U-shape; it has a better descriptive efficiency if taken with a four-year lag, which approximately corresponds to the length of political cycles. Research limitations/implications - Findings are valid only for developed countries. Practical implications - The findings are important for policy discussions, such as designs of pension schemes, gender-based taxation, ecological, urban, health and labor policy. Social implications - The factors that increase male and female longevities also reduce the gender longevity gap. Originality/value - The results contradict to a number of studies for developing countries, which show that lower economic development and greater women discrimination result in a lower gender longevity gap. Peer review - The peer review history for this article is available at:https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-02-2019-0082

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  • Igor Fedotenkov & Pavel Derkachev, 2020. "Gender longevity gap and socioeconomic indicators in developed countries," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 47(1), pages 127-144, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:ijse-02-2019-0082
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-02-2019-0082
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    1. Damian Walczak & Jacek Wantoch-Rekowski & Robert Marczak, 2021. "Impact of Income on Life Expectancy: A Challenge for the Pension Policy," Risks, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-13, April.
    2. Edwards, Gonzalo & Soto, Raimundo & Zurita, Felipe, 2020. "Life expectancy at retirement and income levels in Chile," Research Department working papers 1624, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica.
    3. Gonzalo Edwards & Raimundo Soto & Felipe Zurita, 2020. "Life Expectancy and Income Levels in Chile," Documentos de Trabajo 544, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile..

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    JEL classification:

    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing

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