One theory for why there is an education gradient in health outcomes is that more educated individuals more quickly … absorb new health-related information. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) controversy provides a case where, for a short …

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 …

once the shock is over. Specifically, we focus on individuals who were children during World War II and assess the …-collected historical data on the number of livestock at the local level with microdata on eating habits, health outcomes, and food … individuals who as children were more exposed to meat scarcity tend to consume relatively more meat and spend more on food during …

of a large daycare expansion in Germany on children's age-specific mental and physical health outcomes. Based on a unique …Over the past decades, the share of very young children in daycare has increased significantly in many OECD countries …, including Germany. Despite the relevance of child health for child development and later life success, the effect of early …

This study examines the uneven effects of air pollution from maritime ports on physical and mental health across racial … traffic influences air pollution and human health. We find that one additional vessel in a port over a year leads to 3 …-related environmental regulation and show that the policy can help alleviate racial inequalities in health outcomes. …

technologies, and workers’ health outcomes using novel and representative German linked employer-employee data. Based on changes in … and service-oriented tasks across all workers, but exacerbates health inequality between cognitive and manual workers … manual workers’ subjective health and increase sick leave, while leaving cognitive workers unaffected. We provide evidence …