Income and Mortality
Evidence from Modern Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4120839 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl Mosk (0000-0001-5324-6520), Ryan Johansson, S Ryan Johansson |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 415 |
| Publication date | 1986-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1973217 |
| OpenAlex | W1963873025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article develops a theoretical framework to explore changes over time in the relationship between income per capita and regional mortality levels. Based initially on observations about Western European experience the theory posits that prior to economic development and for some time during its early stages the typical relationship between death rates and income is positive--the result of the deleterious effects of living at high population densities. As people learned to modify and control their environments through various public health measures the beneficial effects of income on mortality emerged. This theory is tested using data for Japan. In the structural shifts of relations between mortality and income Japans experience is typical. What remains remarkable is that the Japanese were able to achieve relatively high overall levels of life expectancy very early in the process of economic development. (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA) (EXCERPT)
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,39 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2016 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |