We consider how age-health profiles differ by demographic characteristics such as education, race, and ethnicity. A key … feature of the analysis is the joint estimation of health and mortality to correct for the effect of mortality selection on … observed age-health profiles. The model also allows for heterogeneity in individual health at a point in time and the …

during the pandemic are shorter as children/adolescents and less educated compared to other birth cohorts. We also find that … they are more likely to have serious health problems including kidney disease, circulatory and respiratory problems, and … diabetes in old age. Despite possible positive selection on health outcomes due to high infant mortality rates during this …

to electricity and health care seem not to affect mortality on extremely hot days. Residential AC appears to be both the …

the National Health Interview Survey to study one such behavior: smoking. We find that CABG patients are 12 percentage …

health improvements, which we estimate at 1.82 years of quality-adjusted life. However, these were roughly offset by … health by way of behavioral improvements and public health are possible. …

birth weight and gestational age of the newborns of these mothers. An increase in earnings does not influence the health of …

Substantial systematic differences exist in children’s home learning experiences. The few existing parenting programs … designed to help them support their children’s literacy development. The program targets the behavioral barriers to good … literacy activities with their children by 0.22 to 0.34 standard deviations, as well as parental involvement at school by 0 …

paper I employ the First, Second, and Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys to estimate a structural model …