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. …

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 …

efforts to improve underlying conditions, have a mixed record of long-term effectiveness across public health research. The … coincidentally, the RSC's hookworm eradication program was not the only public health intervention that occurred in the rural South … during the Progressive Era. Rural public health centers spread throughout the American South during this period, partially …

, 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 …

-being. We confirm a dramatic decrease in mental health and life satisfaction after the loss of partner, followed by a slow …

Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE, 2004-17) and time diaries from Poland … moderators of widowhood's impact on well-being. We confirm a dramatic decrease in mental health and life satisfaction after the …