Thursday, May 1 / 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM   •   Hennepin

Session 20:
Health Status and Mortality over the Life Course in Developing Countries

Chair: Alberto Palloni, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Discussant: Karen Swallen, University of Wisconsin at Madison

  1. China: Economic Development and Mortality Decline • Judith Banister, Javelin Investments ; Xiaobo Zhang, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

  2. A Microsimulation Study of the Effects of Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage on Lifetime Risks of HIV/AIDS in Rural Malawi • Michael D. Bracher, Independent Researcher ; Gigi Santow, Independent Researcher

  3. Insurance and Other Determinants of Elderly Longevity in a Costa Rican Panel • Luis Rosero-Bixby, Universidad de Costa Rica ; William H. Dow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Adriana Lacle

  4. Determinants of Old-Age Mortality in Taiwan, 1989 to 1999 • Zachary Zimmer, Population Council ; Linda G. Martin, Population Council ; Hui-Sheng Lin, Taiwan National Institute of Family Planning

  5. Education, Gender, and Functional Transitions Among Older Indonesians • Toshiko Kaneda, Population Council

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