Bratti, Massimiliano; Mendola, Mariapia - In: Journal of Health Economics 35 (2014) C, pp. 94-108
This paper provides new empirical evidence on the impact of parental health shocks on investments in children …, more precise, health indicators. Results show that co-living children of ill mothers, but not of ill fathers, are … shocks are likely to raise the employment probability of children due to the need to cover higher health expenditures. …