We estimate sibling correlations in health status using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. We use Bayesian methods to … between 50% and 60% of health status can be attributed to familial or neighborhood characteristics. Taking the principal … than previous estimates of sibling correlations in health that rely on linear models, are more in-line with sibling …

We employ data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to investigate income to health causality. To account for … unobserved heterogeneity, we focus on the relationship between earnings growth and changes in self-reported health status. Causal … Granger-type causality running from income to health for married men but not for women or single men. These effects are more …

We consider the covariance structure of health. Agents report their health status on the basis of a latent health stock … account for 5% to 10% of the variation in health. At age 60, this percentage rise to between 60% and 80%. We document a …

We investigate the impact of exogenous income shocks on health using twenty years of data from the Panel Study of … Income Dynamic. To unravel the impact of income on health from unobserved heterogeneity and reverse causality, we employ … gradient, we find that, on average, adverse income shocks lead to a deterioration of health. These effects are most pronounced …

We investigate the impact of exogenous income fluctuations on health using twenty years of data from the Panel Study of … Income Dynamics. To unravel the impact of income on health from unobserved heterogeneity and reverse causality, we employ … health and socio-economic status, we find that, on average, adverse income shocks lead to a deterioration of health. These …

This paper investigates the evolution of health over the life-cycle using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. We allow ….” Estimation indicates that there are at least four types suggesting that there is a large degree of heterogeneity governing health … findings are twofold. First, health inequalities in adulthood have antecedents in childhood. Second, policies that improve …

business cycle. We employ data on migration, regional unemployment rates and health status from ten years of the Panel Study of … also find weaker evidence for married women. These results suggest that - ceterus paribus - aggregate health outcomes in an …

We investigate the proposition that the health of migrants does not constitute a random sample of the health of the … is crucial, as it enables us to observe geographic mobility as well as the health of the migrant prior to migration. We … find that, for men and women below 60 years of age, a move from the middle to the bottom of the health distribution reduces …

We investigate the impact of exogenous income shocks on health using twenty years of data from the Panel Study of … Income Dynamics. To unravel the impact of income on health from unobserved heterogeneity and reverse causality, we employ … gradient, we find that, on average, adverse income shocks lead to a deterioration of health. These effects are most pronounced …