We investigate if there is a causal link between education and health knowledge using data from the 1984/85 and 1991 …/92 waves of the UK Health and Lifestyle Survey (HALS). Uniquely, the survey asks respondents what they think are the main … causes of ten common health conditions, and we compare these answers to those given by medical professionals to form an index …

The analysis in this paper focuses on the impact of health on the savings and consumption decisions of the elderly. In … principle, there are at least five alternative channels through which health may affect consumption and savings. Ill health may … affect both consumption capacities and needs while the risk of deteriorating health might increase subjective mortality …

Health care spending has risen steadily in most countries, becoming a concern for decision-makers worldwide … their focus beyond costs solely to include consideration of whether medical technology results in better value in health …

Do wealth shocks affect the health of the elderly in developed countries? The economic literature is skeptical about … also matter for the health of wealthy retirees in the US. I exploit the booms and busts in the US stock market as a natural … experiment that generated considerable gains and losses in the wealth of stock-holding retirees. Using data from the Health and …

incentives in health. We consider how incentives affect effort in a physical activity task – and then how they spillover to …

of shared responses to long-term illness in communities constantly negotiating financial, health and psychological …