An analysis of life expectancy and economic production using expectile frontier zones

The wealth of a country is assumed to have a strong non-linear influence on the life expectancy of its inhabitants. We follow up on research by Preston and study the relationship with gross domestic product. Smooth curves for the average but also for (upper) frontiers are constructed by a combinatio...

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Main Authors: Sabine K. Schnabel, Paul H.C. Eilers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2009-08-01
Series:Demographic Research
Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/5/