Session 48:
Measures of mortality
Chair: Dalkhat M. Ediev, Vienna Institute of Demography
The quiescent phase in human mortality: when do populations start to age? • Michal Engelman, University of Chicago ; Ravi Varadhan, Johns Hopkins University ; Christopher L. Seplaki, University of Rochester
Parental age at birth and longevity of offspring in centenarian families: the role of biology, social interaction and culture • Valérie Jarry, Université de Montréal ; Alain Gagnon, Université de Montréal ; Robert R. Bourbeau, Université de Montréal
Mortality confidence intervals for small areas: a measure of the prediction goodness • Federico López, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares ; José Luis Gutierrez de Mesa, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares ; Luis Rivera Galicia, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
Mortality crossovers: a simple model to disentangle "real" effects from compositional effects • Roland Rau, University of Rostock
Lifespan variation for cohorts is declining • Alyson A. van Raalte, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Mikko Myrskylä, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
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