The long-run effect of trade on life expectancy in the United States: an empirical note

Abstract

This note analyses the long-run impact of trade on population health by applying cointegration techniques to US time series data for the period 1960 to 2011. Despite the concerns of many commentators and observers, it is found that trade has a positive and significant long-run impact on population health, as measured by life expectancy.

Keywords:

• international trade
• population health
• cointegration

JEL Classification:

• F40
• I13
• C22