Commentary: The worse the economy, the longer people live

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Commentary: The worse the economy, the longer people live

Published: February 23, 2012

A weak labor market, like the one we’ve experienced since the financial crisis in 2008, imposes enormous stress on people. Given the added anxiety created by a weak economy, you might think life expectancy would decline. Oddly, though, during recessions, exactly the opposite tends to happen: Life expectancy rises. It’s happening again now. The age-adjusted death rate ...

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