find that poverty defined with respect to relative incomes has no effect on changes in health. However, broader measures of … in Armut, definiert über das relative Einkommen, keinen Einfluss auf die Gesundheit ausübt. Bei weiter gefassten …Using a sample of Europeans aged 50+ from twelve countries in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe …

suggests that this may have negative long-term health effects on their offspring. Building upon the work of Almond and Mazumder …'s pregnancy have a poorer general health and are sick more often than people who were not exposed. This effect is especially … pronounced among older people, who, when exposed, also report health problems more often that are indicative of coronary heart …

Rising poverty and inequality increases the risk of social instability in countries all around the world. For measuring … poverty and inequality there exists a variety of statistical indicators. Estimating these indicators is trivial as long as the … income variable is measured on a metric scale. However, estimation is not possible, using standard formulas, when the income …

This study analyzes the causal effect of an increase in the retirement age on health. We exploit a sizable cohort …-in-Differences approach. The analysis is based on official records covering all individuals insured by the public health system in Germany and …-dimensionality in these health effects. The empirical findings reflect the multi-dimensionality but allow for deriving two broader …