Stefano Mazzuco
Biographic Data
| ID | 301155 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stefano Mazzuco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stefano |
| FAMILY NAME | Mazzuco |
| SIGNATURE | MAZZUCO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Padua |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1686-5477 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 167 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
A Double Decomposition of Standard Deviation Below the Modal Age at Death and the Role of Causes of Death
Lifespan inequality is a fundamental indicator of population health, reflecting inequalities in the timing of death. Life expectancy-based indicators have been widely used to monitor changes in lifespan variation across populations. This study proposes using indicators relative to the modal age at death (M): the standard deviation below the mode, [Formula: see text], which captures variation in premature mortality, and the standard deviation abov…
Harvesting Effect and Extreme Temperature-Related Mortality in Italy
It is well-established that deaths peak in winter and show throughs in summer. However, it remains unclear how mortality patterns will unfold as the climate warms, bringing fewer cold days and more hot days. One concern is “harvesting,” where a short-term surge in deaths among the most vulnerable people is then followed by a period with fewer deaths than usual because those individuals would have died soon anyway. Under global warming, it is poss…
Tempo effects in period TFR: Inspecting the role of shape and scale variations in a cohort model
BACKGROUND The total fertility rate (TFR) is a fundamental demographic measure widely used for assessing fertility trends in populations. However, the TFR is susceptible to distortion due to timing effects, which can confound the understanding of true fertility patterns. OBJECTIVE This study investigates the impact of changes in the distribution of fertility rates on the period total fertility rate (PTFR) from a cohort perspective. METHODS We ado…
Functional data analysis approach in population studies: An application to the gender gap in life expectancy
This work analyses the contribution of ages and causes of death to gender gap in life expectancy in 20 European and non-European countries between 1959 and 2015, using Functional Data Analysis. Data were retrieved from the WHO Mortality Database and from the Human Mortality Database. We propose a Functional Principal Component Analysis of the age profiles of cause-specific contributions, to identify the main components of the distribution of the …
A Mixture-Function Mortality Model: Illustration of the Evolution of Premature Mortality
Premature mortality is often a neglected component of overall deaths, and the most difficult to identify. However, it is important to estimate its prevalence. Following Pearson’s theory about mortality components, a definition of premature deaths and a parametric model to study its transformations are introduced. The model is a mixture of three distributions: a Half Normal for the first part of the death curve and two Skew Normals to fit the rema…
What Can We Learn from the Functional Clustering of Mortality Data? An Application to the Human Mortality Database
This study analyzed whether there are different patterns of mortality decline among low-mortality countries by identifying the role played by all the mortality components. We implemented a cluster analysis using a functional data analysis (FDA) approach, which allowed us to consider age-specific mortality rather than summary measures, as it analyses curves rather than scalar data. Combined with a functional principal component analysis, it can id…
Mortality Forecasting with the Lee–Carter Method: Adjusting for Smoothing and Lifespan Disparity
A mortality model based on a mixture distribution function
A new mortality model based on a mixture distribution function is proposed. We mix a half-normal distribution with a generalization of the skew-normal distribution. As a result, we get a six-parameter distribution function that has a good fit with a wide variety of mortality patterns. This mixture model is fitted to several mortality data schedules and compared with the Siler (five-parameter) and Heligman-Pollard (eight-parameter) models. Our pro…
Living arrangement and cognitive decline among older people in Europe
Family resources may play an important role in the wellbeing of older people. In this paper, we examine the association between living arrangement and cognitive decline among people over 65 living in different European countries. The underlined hypothesis is that living with others ( i.e. spouse or/and children) vis-à-vis living alone may have a positive role in maintaining cognitive functioning, but also that such beneficial influence varies acc…
Family Structures and Health Behaviour in Adolescents
Health inequalities in Europe: New insights from European Labour Force Surveys
BACKGROUND: Socio-economic inequalities in health have become a major public health concern in Europe. The measurement of health inequalities over time and across countries does, however, remain a challenge. Previous European evidence found that health inequalities have been increasing in most countries, with greatly varying degrees. METHODS: The authors use the European Labour Force Survey (ELFS), with its unprecedented coverage of years and cou…
Economic Consequences of Union Dissolution in Italy: Findings from the European Community Household Panel
Marital Disruption and Economic Well-Being: A Comparative Analysis
Though there is a considerable literature concerned with the economic consequences of marital breakdown, there is still substantial disagreement in terms of its magnitude. One of the major problems underlying this debate is how economic well-being is defined. We implement several measures of well-being of monetary and multidimensional nature by using data from the European Community Household Panel. Another issue in this literature concerns selec…
Does Leaving Home Make You Poor? Evidence from 13 European Countries: Quitter la maison rend-il pauvre? Une analyse des données de 13 pays européens
Similarities and differences between two cohorts of young adults in Italy: Results of a Cati survey on transition to adulthood
The paper analyses the results of a CATI survey, consisting on a representative national sample of 3083 young people of two different generations: the 23-27th and the 33-37th in the first half of 2004. The analysis is particularly targeted at the oldes
Childbearing and well-being: A comparative analysis of European welfare regimes
Fertility rates in contemporary Europe have reached dramatically low levels. In light of this we are interested in the extent to which childbearing events may worsen individuals’ material well-being. Using a sample of women drawn from the European Community Household Panel Survey, we make a comparison of the impact of childbearing on well-being using a welfare-regime classification. Recognizing that poverty status is a poor proxy for well-being, …
Leaving home: A comparative analysis of ECHP data
We use three waves of the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) to analyse the impact of employment, earnings, household income, and welfare on young adults' decision to leave the parental home. In particular we investigate the importance of these income sources in different welfare settings. We use a simultaneous equation approach to control for unobserved heterogeneity and left censoring. We find employment and income to be very important f…
Leaving home: A comparative analysis of ECHP data
We use three waves of the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) to analyse the impact of employment, earnings, household income, and welfare on young adults' decision to leave the parental home. In particular we investigate the importance of these income sources in different welfare settings. We use a simultaneous equation approach to control for unobserved heterogeneity and left censoring. We find employment and income to be very important f…
Does Leaving Home Make You Poor? Evidence from 13 European Countries: Quitter la maison rend-il pauvre? Une analyse des données de 13 pays européens
Childbearing and well-being: A comparative analysis of European welfare regimes
Fertility rates in contemporary Europe have reached dramatically low levels. In light of this we are interested in the extent to which childbearing events may worsen individuals’ material well-being. Using a sample of women drawn from the European Community Household Panel Survey, we make a comparison of the impact of childbearing on well-being using a welfare-regime classification. Recognizing that poverty status is a poor proxy for well-being, …
Economic Consequences of Union Dissolution in Italy: Findings from the European Community Household Panel
A mortality model based on a mixture distribution function
A new mortality model based on a mixture distribution function is proposed. We mix a half-normal distribution with a generalization of the skew-normal distribution. As a result, we get a six-parameter distribution function that has a good fit with a wide variety of mortality patterns. This mixture model is fitted to several mortality data schedules and compared with the Siler (five-parameter) and Heligman-Pollard (eight-parameter) models. Our pro…
A Mixture-Function Mortality Model: Illustration of the Evolution of Premature Mortality
Premature mortality is often a neglected component of overall deaths, and the most difficult to identify. However, it is important to estimate its prevalence. Following Pearson’s theory about mortality components, a definition of premature deaths and a parametric model to study its transformations are introduced. The model is a mixture of three distributions: a Half Normal for the first part of the death curve and two Skew Normals to fit the rema…
Living arrangement and cognitive decline among older people in Europe
Family resources may play an important role in the wellbeing of older people. In this paper, we examine the association between living arrangement and cognitive decline among people over 65 living in different European countries. The underlined hypothesis is that living with others ( i.e. spouse or/and children) vis-à-vis living alone may have a positive role in maintaining cognitive functioning, but also that such beneficial influence varies acc…
Health inequalities in Europe: New insights from European Labour Force Surveys
BACKGROUND: Socio-economic inequalities in health have become a major public health concern in Europe. The measurement of health inequalities over time and across countries does, however, remain a challenge. Previous European evidence found that health inequalities have been increasing in most countries, with greatly varying degrees. METHODS: The authors use the European Labour Force Survey (ELFS), with its unprecedented coverage of years and cou…
Leaving home: A comparative analysis of ECHP data
We use three waves of the European Community Household Panel (ECHP) to analyse the impact of employment, earnings, household income, and welfare on young adults' decision to leave the parental home. In particular we investigate the importance of these income sources in different welfare settings. We use a simultaneous equation approach to control for unobserved heterogeneity and left censoring. We find employment and income to be very important f…
Childbearing and well-being: A comparative analysis of European welfare regimes
Fertility rates in contemporary Europe have reached dramatically low levels. In light of this we are interested in the extent to which childbearing events may worsen individuals’ material well-being. Using a sample of women drawn from the European Community Household Panel Survey, we make a comparison of the impact of childbearing on well-being using a welfare-regime classification. Recognizing that poverty status is a poor proxy for well-being, …
Similarities and differences between two cohorts of young adults in Italy: Results of a Cati survey on transition to adulthood
The paper analyses the results of a CATI survey, consisting on a representative national sample of 3083 young people of two different generations: the 23-27th and the 33-37th in the first half of 2004. The analysis is particularly targeted at the oldes
Marital Disruption and Economic Well-Being: A Comparative Analysis
Though there is a considerable literature concerned with the economic consequences of marital breakdown, there is still substantial disagreement in terms of its magnitude. One of the major problems underlying this debate is how economic well-being is defined. We implement several measures of well-being of monetary and multidimensional nature by using data from the European Community Household Panel. Another issue in this literature concerns selec…
Does Leaving Home Make You Poor? Evidence from 13 European Countries: Quitter la maison rend-il pauvre? Une analyse des données de 13 pays européens
Economic Consequences of Union Dissolution in Italy: Findings from the European Community Household Panel
Health inequalities in Europe: New insights from European Labour Force Surveys
BACKGROUND: Socio-economic inequalities in health have become a major public health concern in Europe. The measurement of health inequalities over time and across countries does, however, remain a challenge. Previous European evidence found that health inequalities have been increasing in most countries, with greatly varying degrees. METHODS: The authors use the European Labour Force Survey (ELFS), with its unprecedented coverage of years and cou…
Family Structures and Health Behaviour in Adolescents
Living arrangement and cognitive decline among older people in Europe
Family resources may play an important role in the wellbeing of older people. In this paper, we examine the association between living arrangement and cognitive decline among people over 65 living in different European countries. The underlined hypothesis is that living with others ( i.e. spouse or/and children) vis-à-vis living alone may have a positive role in maintaining cognitive functioning, but also that such beneficial influence varies acc…
A mortality model based on a mixture distribution function
A new mortality model based on a mixture distribution function is proposed. We mix a half-normal distribution with a generalization of the skew-normal distribution. As a result, we get a six-parameter distribution function that has a good fit with a wide variety of mortality patterns. This mixture model is fitted to several mortality data schedules and compared with the Siler (five-parameter) and Heligman-Pollard (eight-parameter) models. Our pro…
A Mixture-Function Mortality Model: Illustration of the Evolution of Premature Mortality
Premature mortality is often a neglected component of overall deaths, and the most difficult to identify. However, it is important to estimate its prevalence. Following Pearson’s theory about mortality components, a definition of premature deaths and a parametric model to study its transformations are introduced. The model is a mixture of three distributions: a Half Normal for the first part of the death curve and two Skew Normals to fit the rema…
What Can We Learn from the Functional Clustering of Mortality Data? An Application to the Human Mortality Database
This study analyzed whether there are different patterns of mortality decline among low-mortality countries by identifying the role played by all the mortality components. We implemented a cluster analysis using a functional data analysis (FDA) approach, which allowed us to consider age-specific mortality rather than summary measures, as it analyses curves rather than scalar data. Combined with a functional principal component analysis, it can id…
Mortality Forecasting with the Lee–Carter Method: Adjusting for Smoothing and Lifespan Disparity
Functional data analysis approach in population studies: An application to the gender gap in life expectancy
This work analyses the contribution of ages and causes of death to gender gap in life expectancy in 20 European and non-European countries between 1959 and 2015, using Functional Data Analysis. Data were retrieved from the WHO Mortality Database and from the Human Mortality Database. We propose a Functional Principal Component Analysis of the age profiles of cause-specific contributions, to identify the main components of the distribution of the …
Tempo effects in period TFR: Inspecting the role of shape and scale variations in a cohort model
BACKGROUND The total fertility rate (TFR) is a fundamental demographic measure widely used for assessing fertility trends in populations. However, the TFR is susceptible to distortion due to timing effects, which can confound the understanding of true fertility patterns. OBJECTIVE This study investigates the impact of changes in the distribution of fertility rates on the period total fertility rate (PTFR) from a cohort perspective. METHODS We ado…
A Double Decomposition of Standard Deviation Below the Modal Age at Death and the Role of Causes of Death
Lifespan inequality is a fundamental indicator of population health, reflecting inequalities in the timing of death. Life expectancy-based indicators have been widely used to monitor changes in lifespan variation across populations. This study proposes using indicators relative to the modal age at death (M): the standard deviation below the mode, [Formula: see text], which captures variation in premature mortality, and the standard deviation abov…
Harvesting Effect and Extreme Temperature-Related Mortality in Italy
It is well-established that deaths peak in winter and show throughs in summer. However, it remains unclear how mortality patterns will unfold as the climate warms, bringing fewer cold days and more hot days. One concern is “harvesting,” where a short-term surge in deaths among the most vulnerable people is then followed by a period with fewer deaths than usual because those individuals would have died soon anyway. Under global warming, it is poss…
Sociology (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management (8 works) · Demographic economics (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Global Health Care Issues (6 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (6 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (6 works) · Statistics (6 works)