Session 55: Methodological Issues in Health and Mortality

Thursday, April 17 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Napoleon B1 3rd floor

Chair: Vladimir Canudas-Romo, Johns Hopkins University
Discussant: John R. Wilmoth, United Nations

1.	Coherent Forecasting of Multiple-Decrement Life Tables: A Test Using Japanese Cause of Death Data  •  James E Oeppen, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

2.	The Absolute and Relative Effects of Cohort and Period Mortality Shocks on Later Mortality  •  Mikko Myrskylä, University of Pennsylvania

3.	Death Distribution Methods for Estimating Adult Mortality: Sensitivity Analysis with Simulated Data Errors, Revisited  •  Rob Dorrington, University of Cape Town; Ian M Timaeus, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

4.	Examining Variance in World Life Spans since 1960  •  Ryan D. Edwards, Queens College (CUNY)

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