This paper uses year-to-year variation in temperature to estimate the long-term effects of climate change on health … surveys,an individual’s health as an adult is matched with the history of heat waves from birth to adulthood. A flexible … econometric model is used to the identification of critical health periods with respect to temperature. It is shown that exposure …

studies suggest that wine consumption has health benefits but many do not account for potential confounding factors, such as … substantial portion of the health benefits that have been attributed to wine. American wine drinkers, on average, purchase …

The economic benefits from improving health status are obvious, yet there remains a lack of agreement on how to … health status on income in China and examine whether their conclusions still hold under new specifications and in a broader … time horizon. Our results show a larger impact of health status on income after replacing household income with individual …

foods, whereas growing health awareness discourages consumption of the same foods. Numerous studies find that education and … understanding and appreciating the health implication of their diet than are consumers with a short education. In this study we … through their perceived effects on health and their effects on the taste of food. The model is estimated using purchase data …