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Income receipt and mortality - Evidence from Swedish public sector employees

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  • Andersson, Elvira

    (Department of Economics and Centre for Economic Demography)

  • Lundborg, Petter

    (Lund University, and IZA)

  • Vikström, Johan

    (Uppsala Center for Labor Studies)

Abstract

In this paper, we study the short-run effect of salary receipt on mortality among Swedish public sector employees. By using data on variation in pay-days across work-places, we completely control for mortality patterns related to, for example, public holidays and other special days or events coinciding with paydays and for general within-month and within-week mortality patterns. We find a dramatic increase in mortality on the day salaries arrive. The increase is especially pronounced for younger workers and for deaths due to activity-related causes such as heart conditions and strokes. Additionally,the effect is entirely driven by an increase in mortality among low income individuals, who are more likely to experience liquidity constraints. All things considered, our results suggest that an increase in general economi activity on salary receipt is an important cause of the excess mortality.

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  • Andersson, Elvira & Lundborg, Petter & Vikström, Johan, 2014. "Income receipt and mortality - Evidence from Swedish public sector employees," Working Paper Series, Center for Labor Studies 2014:10, Uppsala University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:uulswp:2014_010
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    JEL classification:

    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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