Washington, Apr 8: Fame and achievement in performance-related careers may be earned at the cost of a shorter life, according to a new study.
Based on the premise that an obituary in the New York Times (Nyt) usually implies success in one's career, Professor Richard Epstein and Catherine Epstein analysed 1000 consecutive obituaries published in the Nyt during 2009-2011 in terms of gender, age, occupation, and cause of death.
They separated subjects into four broad occupational categories - performance/sport (including actors, singers, musicians, dancers, and sportspeople), non-performing creative (including writers, composers and visual artists), business/military/political, and professional/academic/religious.
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Based on the premise that an obituary in the New York Times (Nyt) usually implies success in one's career, Professor Richard Epstein and Catherine Epstein analysed 1000 consecutive obituaries published in the Nyt during 2009-2011 in terms of gender, age, occupation, and cause of death.
They separated subjects into four broad occupational categories - performance/sport (including actors, singers, musicians, dancers, and sportspeople), non-performing creative (including writers, composers and visual artists), business/military/political, and professional/academic/religious.
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- 4/18/2013
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
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