In this paper we investigate if there was a causal effect of changes in current and 'permanent' income on the health of … income and health, the fixed-effects methodology additionally enables us to controlfor individual unobservable heterogeneity … the panel if the unhealthy are more likely to drop out of the sample. Using cross-sectional variations in income and …

by testing if more satisfied people live longer. Our results clearly confirm the importance of income, education and … marriage as important factors in determining longevity. For example, a one-log point increase in real household monthly income …

life-style choices (drinking, smoking, exercise) and income on six measures of health in the US Health and Retirement Study …