Inequality and mortality

Has inequality in mortality been going up or down? In this video, Janet Currie discusses why this inequality has been decreasing. This video was recorded at the American Economic Association in Chicago in January 2017.

Topics: Frontiers of economic research

Tags: inequalities, mortality

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Janet Currie

Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and Director of the Center for Health and Well Being, Princeton University

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