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 …

, including Germany. Despite the relevance of child health for child development and later life success, the effect of early … daycare attendance on health has received little attention in the economic literature. In this study, I investigate the impact … of a large daycare expansion in Germany on children's age-specific mental and physical health outcomes. Based on a unique …

Since the start of the CoViD-19 pandemic, a major source of concern has been its effect on mental health. Using pre …- pandemic information and have customized questionnaires in the Dutch LISS panel, we investigate how mental health in the … working population has evolved along with the most prominent risk factors associated with the pandemic. Overall, mental health …

quality caused by the evolution of the pandemic can be attributed to changes in lifestyles, worsened mental health and …

The diffusion of social media coincided with a worsening of mental health conditions among adolescents and young adults … in the United States, giving rise to speculation that social media might be detrimental to mental health. In this paper …, we provide the first quasi-experimental estimates of the impact of social media on mental health by leveraging a unique …