The Worse the Economy Gets, Longer People Live: Orszag
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Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- A weak labor market, like the onewe’ve experienced since the financial crisis in 2008, imposesenormous stress on people. Given the added anxiety created by aweak economy, you might think life expectancy would decline.Oddly, though, during recessions, exactly the opposite tends tohappen: Life expectancy rises.
It’s happening again now.