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Age-specific mortality and short-term changes in the standard of living : Sweden, 1751-1859

Bengtsson, Tommy LU and Ohlsson, Rolf (1985) In European Journal of Population 1(4). p.309-326
Abstract
The response of mortality to short-term changes in real wages is analyzed here not just in its own right but more particularly as an indicator of long-term shifts in the general standard of living. It is hypothesized that the response would have been stronger the lower the standard of living. The relationship between age-specific mortality levels and real-wage series for Sweden 1751–1860 is analyzed using a distributed-lag model and spectral analysis. The results suggest a real shift in the material standard of living during the period.
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Spectral Analysis, Public Finance, Real Wage, Material Standard, General Standard
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European Journal of Population
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309 - 326
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Springer
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0168-6577
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10.1007/BF01797146
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  title        = {{Age-specific mortality and short-term changes in the standard of living : Sweden, 1751-1859}},
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  doi          = {{10.1007/BF01797146}},
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