The public health literature focusing on the detrimental effects of social isolation has shown that the quantity of … social connections is positively correlated with individual health. Drawing on pooled cross-sectional data, we test this … is their quality – as measured by subjective satisfaction derived from relationships with friends – that works as the …

. It proposes a normative framework to model the influence of educational policy on health outcomes, grounded in Roemerââ … different types of secondary school. We use this reform in two ways: first, to evaluate the health outcomes of different … educational policies under different normative principles; second, to simulate counterfactual distributions of health outcomes by …

This paper investigates the determinants of job satisfaction in Italy with particular emphasis on social relations. Our … volunteering and meetings with friends are significantly and positively correlated with job satisfaction, with religious … participation playing the biggest role. Our findings also show that meetings with friends increase job satisfaction through self …

We test the relationship between happiness and self-rated health in Italy. The analysis relies on a unique dataset … modelling, we find that happiness is strongly correlated with perceived good health, after controlling for a number of relevant … socio-economic phenomena. Health inequalities based on income, work status and education are relatively contained in respect …

This paper presents the first empirical assessment of the causal relationship between social capital and health in … perceived good health. …

This paper investigates the non-pecuniary benefits of education in terms of several individuals' health outcomes …, health-damaging and health-improving behaviors,and preventive care. We exploit a reform which raised compulsory schooling by … literature, we analyze a wide range of health indicators. Our analysis shows that the rise in schooling induced by the reform …

Home equity has a strong impact on individual health. In UK household panel data home equity lowers the likelihood of … home owners exhibiting a broad range of medical conditions. This is due to increased use of private health care, reduced … hours of work and increased exercise. Home equity, unlike income, does not increase risky health behaviours such as smoking …

We examine whether income shocks affect a range of health outcomes and a preventative behaviour. We instrument income …-cyclical effect of income on health. A ten percent increase in income reduces by 0.2 the number of illnesses. A further finding is the …

This paper estimates the causal effect of retirement on health, health behavior, and healthcare utilization. Using … wide range of health behaviors (e.g. alcohol and tobacco consumption, physical activity, diet and sleep) as potential … mechanisms. The results show a long-run improvement in health upon retirement. Relief from work-related stress, increased sleep …

There is a persistent association between health and portfolio choice, but hardly anything is known about the … longitudinal data to take into account and explain unobserved heterogeneity in the association between health and portfolio choice …