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early-diet-longevity: Code and data from: "Does early-life diet affect longevity? A meta-analysis across experimental studies" (accepted in BIology Letters, July 2016)

, 2016
Code and data for meta-analysis described in "Does early-life diet affect longevity?
Sinead English
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The Effect of Improvements in Health and Longevity on Optimal Retirement and Saving [PDF]

We develop a life-cycle model of optimal retirement and savings behavior under complete markets where retirement is caused by worsening health in old age. Our model explains the long-run decline in the age of retirement as an income level effect. We show
David E. Bloom, David Canning, Michael Moore   +2 more
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Cognitive abilities predict naturalistic speech length in older adults

Scientific Reports
Past research has demonstrated the association between social engagement and the maintenance of cognitive abilities. However, inconsistent definitions of social engagement have posed challenges to systematically investigate this association.
Patrick Neff, Burcu Demiray, Mike Martin, Christina Röcke   +3 more
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The Ageing, Longevity and Crowding Out Effects on Private and Public Savings: Evidence from Dynamic Panel Analysis [PDF]

Life-cycle theory predicts ageing exerting long-term macroeconomic impacts through the reduction of private savings. Ageing can be brought either through a fall in fertility rates or a rise in longevity. However, empirical research studying macroeconomic
Kam-Ki Tang, Benjamin ShiJie Wong
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Competition and Car Longevity [PDF]

We examine determinants of the nearly 30 percent increase in the average age of domestically produced, registered automobiles since the mid-1960s. We find that very little of the increase in car longevity is attributable to improvements in the inherent ...
Macauley, Molly, Hamilton, Bruce
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Tobacco advertising, cross-over effects, and US adolescent progression from never to current tobacco use

BMC Public Health
Background and objectives Adolescent receptivity to tobacco advertising has been linked to increased tobacco initiation in longitudinal studies. However, not all ever users progress to daily use.
Dennis R. Trinidad, John P. Pierce, Brian Dang, David R. Strong, Matthew D. Stone, Sara B. McMenamin, Thet Nwe Myo Khin, Karen Messer   +7 more
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Coevolutionary Competence in the Realm of Corporate Longevity: How Long-lived Firms Strategically Renew Themselves [PDF]

Understanding the phenomena of corporate longevity and self-renewing organizations has become an important topic in recent management literature. However, the majority of the research contributions focus on internal determinants of longevity and self ...
Volberda, H.W., Bosch, F.A.J. van den, Kwee, Z.   +2 more
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Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity publishes original research and review articles dealing with the cellular and molecular mechanisms of oxidative stress in the nervous system and related organ systems in relation to aging, immune function ...
DANESI, FRANCESCA
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The Effect of Pensions on Longevity: Evidence from Union Army Veterans [PDF]

This study uses changes in pension laws for Union Army veterans as a natural experiment to estimate the causal effect of pensions on longevity, and to examine potential pathways underlying such a relationship.
Martin Salm
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rubysaltbush/floral-longevity: Biology Letters revision 3

Data and analysis code for "Zygomorphic flowers last longer: the evolution of floral symmetry and floral ...
Ruby E Stephens
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