to ADRD in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We replicate existing relationships between genetic factors and … cognitive health. We also show that higher genetic risk is associated with worse economic outcomes on several dimensions …

estimate an employment elasticity with respect to the return to work of 0.44 for ages 51-54. We estimate a lifecycle model that … matches these results. The model implies that the change in the contribution-benefit link from the reform increases employment …

We estimate the effects of permanent legal status on the health of children born to immigrants in the United States …

counties. Nonetheless, there are no consistent effects of obstetric unit closure on maternal and infant health in the full … is a more consistent pattern of negative effects of closure on infant health. Importantly, the adoption of scope … implications for narrowing racial/ethnic disparities in health in response to obstetric unit closures …

The effects of minimum wages on employment, wages, earnings, and incomes, have been studied and debated for decades. In … related to health. I review and assess the large and growing body of evidence on minimum wage effects on a wide variety of … health outcomes and health-related behaviors …

to provide novel evidence on economic inequality in infant and maternal health. We find that birth outcomes vary non …---have a death rate that is half that of infants of parents in the bottom ventile. When studying maternal health, we find a … racial disparities, and we observe virtually no convergence in health outcomes across racial and ethnic groups as income …

expressing health care-seeking behavior as a function of economic and behavioral fundamentals and highlighting the role of trust …. We report several findings. First, we document a strong association between higher levels of trust in the health care … scenarios, from routine check-ups to vaccinations. Second, the impact of trust on health care utilization is similar in …