Analysis of an original nationwide Internet survey reveals that health-related behavior shows associations with three … are indicative of being a time-inconsistent procrastinator, and classified as sophisticated otherwise. The health …-related indicators that we examine relate to smoking, health condition, dentition status, and body habitus. We first show that a higher …

This paper tries to calculate quality of life (QOL) from subjective health evaluations in Japan following Cutler and … process. Thirdly, economic variables such as income or job status that are considered to affect subjective health status are … symptoms or diseases on subjective health evaluation. The QOL measures defined in this paper are smaller for most symptoms and …

This paper studies the interplay between climate, health, and the economy in a stylized world with four heterogeneous …). We introduce health impacts into a simple integrated assessment model where both the local cooling effect of aerosols as … show how some of the important aspects of the equilibrium, including emission abatement rates, health costs, and economic …

A growing body of literature shows that child health has substantial long-term economic impacts. This study examines … whether, and to what extent, increased access to health infrastructure leads to better child health status as measured by … dramatic change in health policy in South Africa immediately after the end of apartheid. Using longitudinal household data …

We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health education gradient by distinguishing between short … and behaviors in the health production function. Focusing on self-reported poor health, we find that education has a … protective effect for European males and females aged 50+. We also find that the mediating effects of health behaviors - measured …

absenteeism and use of health-care resources. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors and beliefs regarding people …’s vaccination decision against the influenza. It was hypothesized that Health Belief Model (HBM) categories, such as severity of … blood test, perceived severity of flu illness, side effects of vaccine (negative effect), having health anxieties, and …

payday. Rather than cognitive decline before payday, the deterioration of mental health and relative deprivation may play a …

longitudinal survey of newborns in Japan, we find that improvements in employment opportunities increase the probability of low … health conditions or developmental delays in early childhood. Using prefecture-level panel data, we confirm that improvements … in female employment opportunities are significantly negatively associated with infant birth weight, but not with the …

Developing countries have increased sanitation investment to reduce diarrheal diseases. However, the direct health … health effect is two-thirds smaller in areas with lower capacities for treatment of fecal sludge where water pollution …