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Tommy Bengtsson. Photo.

Tommy Bengtsson

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Tommy Bengtsson. Photo.

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

Author

  • Tommy Bengtsson
  • Rolf Ohlsson

Summary, in English

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.

Department/s

  • Department of Economic History

Publishing year

1985

Language

English

Pages

309-326

Publication/Series

European Journal of Population

Volume

1

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Economic History

Keywords

  • Spectral Analysis
  • Public Finance
  • Real Wage
  • Material Standard
  • General Standard

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0168-6577