Friday, May 10 / 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM   •   Henry

Session 112:
Family Relationships, Health, and Mortality

Chair: Christine Himes, Syracuse University
Discussant: Cameron D. Campbell, University of California at Los Angeles

  1. All in the Family: The Impact of Family Events on Health in Midlife • Mary Elizabeth Hughes, Duke University ; Linda Waite, University of Chicago

  2. Excess Mortality following Conjugal Bereavement: Does Having Children Buffer the Effects? • Patrick Lusyne, Ghent University ; Neelke Vernaillen, Ghent University ; Hilary Page, Ghent University ; John Lievens, Ghent University

  3. Marital Status and Health: New Evidence Using Data on Twins • Mark E. Hill, Pennsylvania State University ; Valarie King, Pennsylvania State University

  4. The Effect of Marriage on Mortality: Selection or Protection? Evidence from Danish Twins Using Fixed-Effect Survival Models • Iliana Kohler, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

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