Understanding of the substantial disparity in health between low and high socioeconomic status (SES) groups is hampered … part of the observed disparities in health by SES. In their model, lifestyle factors, working conditions, retirement …, living conditions and curative care are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Their model predicts …

This paper presents a theory of the demand for health, health investment and longevity, building on the human capital … framework for health and addressing limitations of existing models. It predicts a negative correlation between health investment … and health, that the health of wealthy and educated individuals declines more slowly and that they live longer, that …

of life may represent a significant motive for saving. The authors use longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement … transfers change in response to changes in marital status, economic status and health. Their empirical analysis is motivated by …

health is associated with above-average declines. At retirement time spent in activities that could substitute for market …