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Effects of Noncontributory Pensions on Older Adult Mortality in Rural Mexico

View ORCID ProfileFelipe Menares, View ORCID ProfileWilliam H. Dow, View ORCID ProfileSusan W. Parker, View ORCID ProfileEmma Aguila, View ORCID ProfileSoomin Ryu and Jorge Peniche
Journal of Human Resources, June 2026, 61 (Supplement) S131-S161; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0225-14128R1
Felipe Menares
Felipe Menares is an Economic/Impact Evaluation Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank .
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William H. Dow is a Professor of Health Policy and Management in the School of Public Health, as well as Professor in the Department of Demography at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Emma Aguila
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vol. 61 no. Supplement S131-S161
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0225-14128R1
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
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  • Received February 1, 2025
  • Accepted December 1, 2025
  • Published online June 23, 2026.

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  1. Felipe Menares
  1. Felipe Menares is an Economic/Impact Evaluation Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank (felipeme{at}iadb.org).
  1. William H. Dow
  1. William H. Dow is a Professor of Health Policy and Management in the School of Public Health, as well as Professor in the Department of Demography at the University of California, Berkeley.
  1. Susan W. Parker
  1. Susan W. Parker is Professor of Public Policy in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.
  1. Emma Aguila
  1. Emma Aguila is an Associate Professor in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California.
  1. Soomin Ryu
  1. Soomin Ryu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Missouri.
  1. Jorge Peniche
  1. Jorge Peniche is a Researcher in the Sol Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California.
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Felipe Menares, William H. Dow, Susan W. Parker, Emma Aguila, Soomin Ryu, Jorge Peniche
Journal of Human Resources Jun 2026, 61 (Supplement) S131-S161; DOI: 10.3368/jhr.0225-14128R1

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Felipe Menares, William H. Dow, Susan W. Parker, Emma Aguila, Soomin Ryu, Jorge Peniche
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    • I. Introduction
    • II. Mexico’s 70 y Más Noncontributory Pension Program
    • III. Data and Sample Construction
    • IV. Mortality Impact of the 70 y Más Pension Program
    • V. Mechanisms
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