Publications [#237930] of Charles M. Becker

Journal Articles

1. Becker, CM; Urzhumova, DS, Mortality recovery and stabilization in Kazakhstan, 1995-2001., Economics and human biology, vol. 3 no. 1 (March, 2005), pp. 97-122, ISSN 1570-677X [15722264], [doi]
   (last updated on 2024/04/24)

   Abstract:
   This paper documents both the extraordinary rise in mortality that accompanied economic deterioration in the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the far more tentative recovery. Kazakhstan's multi-ethnic population also makes it possible to identify a large mortality disadvantage for those--especially working-age males--who are not of Kazakh ethnicity. There are also stark regional differences--mortality decline is underway in many areas with substantial economic recovery, while elsewhere there has been no discernable improvement.