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Impact of First Occupation on Health at Older Ages
Falba, Tracy Ann; Sindelar, Jody L.; Fletcher, Jason; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
Occupation is discussed as a social determinant of health. Occupation has received little attention in this light in the economics literature. We examine occupation in a life-course framework and use measures of first-occupation, initial health, and mother's education. We contend that first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005084794
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Health Capital and the Prenatal Environment: The Effect of Maternal Fasting During Pregnancy
Almond, Douglas; Mazumder, Bhashkar - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
We use the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as a natural experiment in fasting and fetal health. In Michigan births 1989-2006, we find prenatal exposure to Ramadan among Arab mothers results in lower birthweight and reduced gestation length. Exposure to Ramadan in the first month of gestation is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005040657
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The Predictive Validity of Subjective Probabilities of Survival
Hurd, Michael D.; McGarry, Kathleen - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 1997
predict actual mortality. We find that respondents modify appropriately their survival probabilities based on new information …. The onset of a new disease condition or the death of a parent between the waves is associated with a reduction in survival …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005828452
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Changes in the Physiology of Aging during the Twentieth Century
Fogel, Robert W. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005
One way to demonstrate how remarkable changes in the process of aging have been is to compare health over the life cycles of 3 cohorts. For the first cohort, born between 1835 and 1845 (the Civil War cohort), life was short and disabilities were common even at young ages. Other factors...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005774858
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Low Life Expectancy in the United States: Is the Health Care System at Fault?
Preston, Samuel H.; Ho, Jessica Y. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2009
Life expectancy in the United States fares poorly in international comparisons, primarily because of high mortality … behavioral or social factors. This paper presents evidence on the relative performance of the US health care system using death … blood pressure or cholesterol. We consider in greater depth mortality from prostate cancer and breast cancer, diseases for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005033475
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The Impact of Income on the Weight of Elderly Americans
Cawley, John; Simon, Kosali Ilayperuma; Moran, John R. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
This paper tests whether income affects the body weight and clinical weight classification of elderly Americans using a natural experiment that led otherwise identical retirees to receive significantly different Social Security payments based on their year of birth. We exploit this natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005575621
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Prescription Drug Insurance and Its Effect on Utilization and Health of the Elderly
Kaestner, Robert; Khan, Nasreen; Lin, Swu Jane - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007
The Medicare Modernization Act was recently established, to provide limited drug coverage to the elderly. However, there is limited evidence on how drug coverage might affect health. The goal of this paper is to obtain "causal effects" of prescription drug coverage on drug use, use of other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005579923
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Medicare Part D and its Effect on the Use of Prescription Drugs, Use of Other Health Care Services and Health of the Elderly
Kaestner, Robert; Khan, Nasreen - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2010
We examine the effect of gaining prescription drug insurance as a result of Medicare Part D on use of prescription drugs, use of other medical services, and health for a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries. Given the heightened importance of prescription drugs for those...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008614637
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Refining Estimates of Marital Status Differences in Mortality at Older Ages
Korenman, Sanders; Goldman, Noreen; Fu, Haishan - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 1995
differences in mortality among the elderly. A secondary goal is to evaluate the strength of evidence in support of the excess … risks of mortality associated with widowhood, once we are able to eliminate or mitigate many of the limitations experienced … durations of widowhood (bereavement). …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005725329
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A Markov-Switching Multi-Fractal Inter-Trade Duration Model, with Application to U.S. Equities
Diebold, Francis; Schorfheide, Frank; Chen, Fei - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
We propose and illustrate a Markov-switching multi-fractal duration (MSMD) model for analysis of inter-trade durations in financial markets. We establish several of its key properties with emphasis on high persistence (indeed long memory). Empirical exploration suggests MSMD's superiority...
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