The cross-sectional association between pain and unemployment is well-established. But the absence of panel data … are more likely than others to leave their job for unemployment or economic inactivity. This probability rises with the … across workers, is apparent among those who otherwise report good general health and is robust to the inclusion of controls …

their potential long-term consequences for population health, human capital, and economic outcomes. This paper uses Danish … through which infants become infected by respiratory illnesses, as well as the consequences of early-life respiratory disease …-municipality variation in respiratory disease prevalence among preschool-aged children to identify differential long-term impacts of early …

An open question in the literature is whether families compensate or reinforce the impact of child health shocks … negative early health shocks at ages 0-3, the other twin sibling who did suffer negative health shocks received RMB 305 more in … terms of health investments, but received RMB 182 less in terms of educational investments in the 12 months prior to the …

between socio-economic status and health outcomes. We find that, even after conditioning on the initial health status, wealth … rankings are important determinants of mortality and the evolution of the health indicator in the survey. For men aged 65 …

groups in both economic and health impacts of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The impacts of … health shocks …

accessibility to appropriate jobs should shorten the duration of unemployment. We focus on lower-income workers with strong labor …

Malaria ranks among the foremost health issues facing tropical countries. In this paper, we explore the determinants of … cross-country differences in malaria morbidity, and examine the linkage between malaria and economic growth. Using a … morbidity. The data, however, do not suggest that tropical location is destiny: controlling for climate, we find that access to …