This paper examines the effect of income polarisation on individual health. We argue that polarisation captures much … better the social tension and conflict that underlie some of the pathways linking income disparities and individual health … polarisation has a detrimental effect on health. We also find that the way the relevant population subgroups are defined is …

This paper studies empirically the consequences of retirement on health. We make use of a targeted retirement offer to … was 60 years of age. Estimating the effect of the offer on individuals' health within the age range 56-70, we find support … government health care expenditures. …

We examine the impact of new medical information on drug safety on preventive health behavior. We exploit the release … of the findings of the Women's Health Initiative Study (WHIS) – the largest randomized controlled trial of women's health … estimate the spillover effects of the WHIS findings on health behavior by means of a difference-in-differences methodology …

and Program Participation (SIPP) to investigate gender and race disparities in home ownership, value, and equity. These … value or home equity. Once households have entered the housing market, differences across gender, race and family type are … race. The predicted probability of home ownership ranges from 0.83 for male householders in married couple households to 0 …

This Chapter reviews evidence on discrimination in basketball, primarily examining studies on race but with some …

even after controlling for income, health and other demographic factors like employment. We find that race does not matter … way that welfare usage should be based primarily on economic needs and health concerns. However, it is possible that an … possibility among women and investigate if race/ethnicity and birthplace still have a role to play in the decision to use welfare …

quantify the extent to which academic performance depends on students being of similar race or ethnicity to their instructors …

-2000 period. Our main conclusion is that race, rather than political institutions and education policies, is the main force …