is relevant for the present century, where birth and mortality rates in most western countries are steeply declining. …

We present a theory of human capital, with its two most essential components, health capital and, what we term, skill … capital, endogenously determined within the model. Using the theory, and a calibrated version of it, we uncover and highlight …

disparities in health by SES. In our model, lifestyle factors, working conditions, retirement, living conditions and curative care … are mechanisms through which SES, health and mortality are related. Our model predicts a widening and possibly a …

health, cognitive ability and mortality. The results are all over the place but on average it seems like at retirement mental … the life of their partners. This paper presents an overview of recent studies on the effects of retirement on mental … health improves, cognitive skills deteriorate and mortality is not affected. However, there is substantial effect …