This study examined the factors that affect the retirement decisions of the middle-aged and elderly in Japan, focusing … especially on their earnings, public pension benefits, and health status. Using two-year panel data from the JSTAR and applying … the OV model proposed by Stock and Wise (1990a, 1990b), we found that the probability of retirement has a negative and …

This paper uses a policy discontinuity to identify the immediate and long-term effects of public health insurance … before. We use this discontinuity in eligibility to measure the impact of public health insurance on mortality by following …

We propose a Bayesian factor analysis model to rank the health of localities. Mortality and morbidity variables …

measures of school quality. We conclude that the effects of poor neonatal health on adult outcomes are therefore set very early. …

of that history: long-run trends in racial differences in health. We focus on standard measures such as infant mortality … is that large improvements have occurred in the average health of African Americans over the twentieth century, both in … absolute terms and relative to Whites. These health advancements occurred steadily throughout the twentieth century, with the …

There have been numerous attempts to both document the income-health gradient in children and to understand the nature … to add to the understanding of the pattern of the tie, through our ability to test for changes in health status and … understanding of the income-health gradient may allow more effective targeting of interventions to decrease the gradient and hence …

This paper examines the links between the disease environment around the time of a woman's birth, and her health at the …

stress hormone cortisol negatively affects offspring cognition, health and educational attainment. These findings are based …