The gender longevity gap: explaining the difference between singles and couples |
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Authors: | Stefan Felder |
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Affiliation: | (1) University Clinic, Institute of Social Medicine and Health Economics (ISMHE), Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Leipziger Straße 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | This paper studies the respective gender longevity gap in favour of women among singles, utilitarian and altruistic couples. The following hypotheses are derived: (1) the gender longevity gap is smaller within couples than among singles; (2) marriage increases longevity of men but decreases longevity of women; and (3) the gender longevity gap decreases with an increase in wealth. The hypotheses are tested using a complete data set of the Swiss deceased at the age 65+ in 2001 and 2002, with information on the individuals’ age at death and their average earnings over the life cycle. |
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Keywords: | Longevity Gender Value of life |
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