We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health-education gradient by distinguishing between short … behaviors in the health production function. Focusing on self-reported poor health as our health outcome, we find that education … has a protective effect for European males and females aged 50+. We also find that the mediating effects of health …

variables, on socio-demographic as well as on health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based on individual … positive long-term labour market effects in terms of earnings and wages, as well as positive effects on health and subjective …

also casts doubts on recent findings about a positive effect of health on education. This is because health raises the … that longevity and health have had a minor effect, if any, on the transition from stagnation to growth via investment in …

health indicators. The results indicate a strong effect of macroeconomic conditions during childhood on mortality at all ages …

possible endogeneity, we find an effect of insecurity on incomes, school enrolment, health status, and infant mortality … provision of certain public services, notably schooling and health care, and in the placement of development projects. Taken …

health - the paper also studies the impact of context on risk attitudes, finding a strong but imperfect correlation across …

is affected by the human capital of her colleagues. This is the case for goods such as health, education, legal services …

, occupational choice, wages, and health. Using panel data from Vietnam and an instrumental variables strategy, we evaluate the … reduced schooling, particularly for girls. We find no significant effects of child labour on several indicators of health …