The Causal Effects of Place on Health and Longevity

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Life expectancy varies substantially across local regions within a country, raising conjectures that place of residence affects health. However, population sorting and other confounders make it difficult to disentangle the effects of place on health from other geographic differences in life expectancy. Recent studies have overcome such challenges to demonstrate that place of residence substantially influences health and mortality. Whether policies that encourage people to move to places that are better for their health or that improve areas that are detrimental to health are desirable depends on the mechanisms behind place effects, yet these mechanisms remain poorly understood.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 9327

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Health: General ; General Regional Economics (includes Regional Data)
• Subject: life expectancy ; regional variation ; place effects

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Deryugina, Tatyana ; Molitor, David
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2021

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/245508
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET