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I develop and implement a methodology for cohort life expectancy using a panel of administrative tax data on a large sample born between 1930 and 1964. Over these 35 years, cohort life expectancy after age 54 grew by five years for women and seven years for men. The income–longevity gradient for the top 5% vs. bottom 5% of incomes is nine years of post‐54 life for men and seven years for women. The life expectancy improvements arise across the income distribution in Canada, unlike the United States. Large differences across neighbourhoods emerge that cannot be explained by income differences alone. Espérance de vie : la mortalité et la longévité des Canadiens. Je mets au point et j'applique une méthodologie concernant l'espérance de vie de génération à l'aide d'un groupe de données fiscales administratives sur un vaste échantillon de personnes nées entre 1930 et 1964. Pendant ces 35 années, l'espérance de vie de génération après l'âge de 54 ans a augmenté de 5 ans chez les femmes et de 7 ans chez les hommes. L'écart de longévité entre les 5 % de revenus les plus élevés et les 5 % de revenus les plus bas est de 9 ans de vie après 54 ans pour les hommes et de 7 ans pour les femmes. Au Canada, les améliorations de l'espérance de vie surviennent dans l'ensemble de la répartition des revenus, contrairement aux États‐Unis. De grandes différences entre les quartiers émergent et ne peuvent pas être expliquées uniquement par les différences de revenu.
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Kevin Milligan, 2024.
"Innis Lecture: The time of your life: The mortality and longevity of Canadians,"
Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 57(4), pages 1088-1108, November.
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RePEc:wly:canjec:v:57:y:2024:i:4:p:1088-1108
DOI: 10.1111/caje.12738
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