We specify a model for the lifetimes of spouses and the dynamic evolution of health, allowing spousal death to have … causal effects on the health and mortality of the survivor. We estimate the model using a longitudinal survey that traces … many health status aspects over time, and that is linked to register data on the vital status of the individuals. The model …

spouse, disability, and a move to a nursing home, may affect the mental health status of the individual. For example, the … behavior, health status, and major life events, over time. To deal with endogenous aspects of these events we apply fixed … that the results are of importance for the design of health care and labor market policy towards the elderly. …

during the pandemic are shorter as child/teenagers, less educated, and more likely to have serious health problems, including … kidney disease, circulatory, respiratory problems, and diabetes in old age, than other birth cohorts. Despite the possible … positive selection on health from high infant mortality rates during this period (18 percent), our findings suggest a strong …

Canada’s restrictions on the role of private health insurance for publicly insured physician and hospital services are … unique among countries with universal, publicly funded health care systems. Pressure is mounting in Canada, however, to … reduce quality and access to publicly financed health care as those with the financial means (and often the strongest voice …

Using a matched insurant-general practitioner panel data set, we estimated the effect of a general health …-screening program on individuals' health status and health care cost. To account for selection into treatment, we used regional … screening participation substantially increased inpatient and outpatient health care costs for up to two years after treatment …

rationality and health insurance externalities. We also calculate the long term financial consequences of current US and European …

The public economic burden of shifting trends in population health remains uncertain. Sustained increases in obesity … − but these savings may be offset by worsening functional status, which increases health care spending, reduces labor supply … of shifting trends in population health for medical care costs, labor supply, earnings, wealth, tax revenues, and …