We examine whether economic downturns are beneficial to health outcomes of newborn infants in developed countries. For … this we use merged population-wide registers on health and economic and demographic variables, including the national … dying within 28 days of birth by 10-15%. Effects are larger in low socio-economic status households. Health improvements …

insecurity explain up to 22% of the estimated increase in anxiety. Our results support expanding mental health programmes to …

Worldwide, countries have been restricting work and social activities to counter an emerging public health crisis due … Australia, a country with universal health care. Using administrative time-series data on mortality that varies by state, age … average. However, we observe beneficial health effects in economic downturns for young men aged 25 to 34 associated with a …

pandemic and two lockdowns on the mental health and subjective well-being of German workers. Employing an event-study design … health substantially. Momentary happiness and life satisfaction also decline in response to Covid-19, but to a smaller extent …

responses to domestic and global health shocks are heterogeneous; however, they almost always exhibit delays and sluggish … adjustments. Unemployment responses vary widely across countries. Unemployment is particularly responsive to health shocks in the …