Early-life economic conditions and old-age male mortality: evidence from historical county-level bank deposit data

Hamid Noghanibehambari (), Jason Fletcher, Lauren Schmitz (), Valentina Duque () and Vikas Gawai ()
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Hamid Noghanibehambari: Austin Peay State University
Lauren Schmitz: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Valentina Duque: University of Sydney
Vikas Gawai: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Journal of Population Economics, 2024, vol. 37, issue 1, No 32, 33 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper studies the long-run mortality effects of in utero and early-life economic conditions. We examine how local economic conditions experienced during the Great Depression, proxied by county-level banking deposits during in utero and first years of life, influences old-age longevity. We find that a one-standard-deviation rise in per capita bank deposits is associated with an approximately 1.7 month increase in males’ longevity at old age. Additional analyses comparing state-level versus county-level economic measures provide insight on the importance of controlling for local-level confounders and exploiting more granular measures when exploring the relationship between early-life conditions and later-life mortality.

Keywords: Mortality; Longevity; Great Depression; Historical data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H75 I12 I18 J18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/s00148-024-01007-w

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