The Daily Stat: Getting a Bonus Increases Your Chance of Dying That Week

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile OCTOBER 15, 2012 Getting a Bonus Increases Your Chance of Dying That Week You have a slightly higher chance of dying in the days after you get a paycheck, bonus, or Social Security payment, say William N. Evans of the University of Notre Dame and Timothy J. Moore of the University of Maryland. For example, during the week when the 2001 U.S. tax rebate checks arrived, mortality among 25-to-64 year olds increased by 2.5%, and during the week when dividends are paid to Alaskans from the state's Permanent Fund, mortality increases by 13%. Higher levels of activity such as driving and recreation after money rolls in are the likely causes of the effect, the authors say. Source: The short-term mortality consequences of income receipt Share Today's Stat: FEATURED PRODUCT Working Capital Simulation: Managing Growth Online Tools Often managers, especially entrepreneurs, focus excessively on the income statement and, in the process, ignore the balance sheet and statement of cash flows. Acting as the CEO of a small company called Sunflower Nutraceuticals, this single-player simulation lets you practice investing in growth and cash-flow improvement opportunities in three phases over 10 simulated years. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Stat: BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's Must Reads Library Set Guide to Persuasive Presentations Guide to Better Business Writing Guide to Getting the Right Work Done PREVIOUS STATS It Helps to Boo the Opposing Pitcher Despite Myth, Many Retail Items Are No Cheaper on Black Friday College Admissions Officers Do Look at Facebook The Unemployed Exercise More But Get Less Exercise Men with Shaved Heads Are Perceived as Bigger and Stronger Climate Change Will Make Fish Littler To Boost Workers' Productivity, Tell Them How They Rank Among Blacks, Parental Layoffs Are More Likely to Keep Kids Out of College The Effect of College Drinking Is Like Having a Lousy Teacher A Psychopathic Trait Helps Presidents Lead Introducing Mobile ManageMentor Powered by the proven content of Harvard ManageMentor™ iTunes >> Android >> UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "The Daily Stat" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2012 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)