Bahizi_P wrote: > > Country of destination would be the answer. Not to be critical, but do you have any data, or is this just your best guess?
Life expectancy has a lot to do > with access to a myriad of services primary available in developed countries > (where life expectancy is greater) such as: > -medical services and treatment (Proper diagnosis and so on) > -presence (or lack thereof) of highly and deadly contagious diseases > -proper nutrition > -proper mental health care (anxiety and stress due to environment, i.e. > political unrest) > Lifespan is also related to: > -better information > -and overall better quality of life > The reverse would also true. A person going from a country with high life > expectancy to one with a shorter lifespan and adopting the locals way of > life, i.e. exposure to diseases, malnutrition, etc, would have their > lifespan considerably shortened. > My 2c worth. > > Pierre Bahizi > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan Caplan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 2:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Life Expectancy and Immigration > > Life expectancy varies widely between countries. When someone moves to > a new country, what best predicts their lifespan? Country of origin? > Or country of destination? > -- > Prof. Bryan Caplan > Department of Economics George Mason University > http://www.bcaplan.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "He was thinking that Prince Andrei was in error and did not see the > true light, and that he, Pierre, ought to come to his aid, to > enlighten and uplift him. But no sooner had he thought out what he > should say and how to say it than he foresaw that Prince Andrei, > with one word, a single argument, would discredit all his teachings, > and he was afraid to begin, afraid to expose to possible ridicule > what he cherished and held sacred." > Leo Tolstoy, *War and Peace* -- Prof. Bryan Caplan Department of Economics George Mason University http://www.bcaplan.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Who are they? Why are they running? Could they be coming to me? Really coming to me? And why? To kill me? *Me* whom everyone loves?" Leo Tolstoy, *War and Peace*