Regional Mortality Differences in Germany and Italy -- A Macro and Micro Level Analysis of Similarities and Differences regarding Developments and Responsible Factors • Graziella Caselli, Università di Roma "La Sapienza" ; Marc A. Luy, Federal Institute for Population Research, Germany

Socioeconomic Differentials in Mortality in Finland and the United States: The Role of Income and Education • Irma T. Elo, University of Pennsylvania ; Pekka Martikainen, University of Helsinki ; Kirsten Smith, University of Pennsylvania

The Trend in Between-Nation Health Inequality • Brian Goesling, University of Michigan ; Glenn Firebaugh, Pennsylvania State University

Cross-National Comparability of Health and Mortality Measures -- Evidence from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) and the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) • Iliana V. Kohler, University of Pennsylvania ; Beth Soldo, University of Pennsylvania