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The Long Road to Health and Prosperity, Southern Sweden, 1765-2015. Research Contributions From the Scanian Economic-Demographic Database (SEDD) by Bengtsson, Tommy, Dribe, Martin

“…The Scanian Economic-Demographic Database (SEDD) at the Centre for Economic Demography (CED), Lund University was built to answer questions derived from…”
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The historical fertility transition at the micro level: Southern Sweden 1815-1939 by Bengtsson, Tommy, Dribe, Martin

“…We know a great deal about the historical fertility transition at the macro level. The dominating focus on the macro level in previous research on the…”
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Unequal lands: Soil type, nutrition, and child mortality in southern Sweden, 1850–1914 by Hedefalk, Finn, Quaranta, Luciana, Bengtsson, Tommy

“…Background: Child mortality differed greatly within rural regions in Europe before and during the mortality transition. Little is known about the role of…”
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The Long-Lasting Influenza: The Impact of Fetal Stress During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic on Socioeconomic Attainment and Health in Sweden, 1968-2012 by Helgertz, Jonas, Bengtsson, Tommy

“…The 1918 influenza pandemic had not only a massive instant death toll but also lasting effects on its survivors. Several studies have shown that children born…”
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Extending working life: experiences from Sweden, 1981–2011 by Qi, Haodong, Scott, Kirk, Bengtsson, Tommy

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Famines and mortality crises in 18th to 19th century southern Sweden by Bengtsson, Tommy, Broström, Göran

“…Causality is an important but complicated issue, not only within social sciences in general but also within economic and historical demography. Here we are…”
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Revisiting mortality crises of the past: introduction by Bengtsson, Tommy, Gagnon, Alain

“…Humans have a tremendous interest in crises, more so than in trends. The current financial crises in the US and Europe and the tsunami in Japan in 2011 are…”
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Social Class and Excess Mortality in Sweden During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic by Bengtsson, Tommy, Dribe, Martin, Eriksson, Björn

“…Abstract Consensus is lacking in the literature about the role of socioeconomic factors on influenza-associated deaths during the 1918 pandemic. Although some…”
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When Did the Health Gradient Emerge? Social Class and Adult Mortality in Southern Sweden, 1813–2015 by Bengtsson, Tommy, Dribe, Martin, Helgertz, Jonas

“…Across today’s developed world, there is a clear mortality gradient by socioeconomic status for all ages. It is often taken for granted that this gradient was…”
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Smoking and early retirement due to chronic disability by Bengtsson, Tommy, Nilsson, Anton

“…•We examine the relationships between smoking and disability retirement.•We use large registry data, comparing outcomes of siblings as well as twins.•We find…”
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Population Aging and the Future of the Welfare State: The Example of Sweden by Bengtsson, Tommy, Scott, Kirk

“…Bengtsson and Scott examine poulation aging with regard to welfare and demographics in Sweden…”
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Fighting Infectious Disease: Evidence from Sweden 1870-1940 by Lazuka, Volha, Quaranta, Luciana, Bengtsson, Tommy

“…Even more than in developing countries today, public health strategies to fight infectious disease in the past focused on the prevention of new infections by…”
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The long-term economic effects of polio: Evidence from the introduction of the polio vaccine to Sweden in 1957 by Serratos-Sotelo, Luis, Bengtsson, Tommy, Nilsson, Anton

“…•We examine the long-term impact of exposure to the vaccine against polio during childhood (ages 0–10) on adult outcomes.•Using large registry data for Sweden,…”
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Pathways to Health and Well-being by Myrskylä, Mikko, Gagnon, Alain, Bengtsson, Tommy

“…The aim of this Special Issue is to analyse the pathways through which early-life experiences are related to later-life health, and whether the associations…”
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Do notional defined contribution schemes prolong working life? Evidence from the 1994 Swedish pension reform by Qi, Haodong, Helgertz, Jonas, Bengtsson, Tommy

“…This paper investigates whether the Notional Defined Contribution (NDC) scheme prolongs working life. The evidence from the 1994 Swedish pension reform shows a…”
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Deliberate Control in a Natural Fertility Population: Southern Sweden, 1766-1864 by Bengtsson, Tommy, Dribe, Martin

“…In this article, we analyze fertility control in a rural population characterized by natural fertility, using survival analysis on a longitudinal data set at…”
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Extending working life: experiences from Sweden, 1981–2011 by Qi, Haodong, Scott, Kirk, Bengtsson, Tommy

“…Population ageing is making it increasingly difficult for countries to sustain their current levels social welfare transfers from the economically active…”
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Early-life effects on socio-economic performance and mortality in later life: A full life-course approach using contemporary and historical sources by Bengtsson, Tommy, Mineau, Geraldine P.

“…The overall aim of this Special Issue is to contribute to our understanding of the importance of early-life factors for health deficits or resilience and…”
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Inequality and demographic response to short-term economic stress in North Orkney, Scotland, 1855-1910: Sector differences by Jennings, Julia A., Quaranta, Luciana, Bengtsson, Tommy

“…We examine economic inequality and social differences in infant and child mortality, and fertility responses to food price changes in North Orkney, 1855-1910,…”
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