Health-maximizing and welfare-maximizing behaviors can be at odds, especially among disadvantaged groups, generating … health disparities. We estimate a lifecycle model of medication and labor supply decisions using data on HIV-positive men. We … evaluate an effective HIV treatment innovation that had harsh side effects: HAART. Measured in lifetime utility gains, HAART …

income distribution. In this paper, we examine the effects of minimum wage increases on the health of low-educated Hispanic … typically have less access to health care. Using a difference-in-differences identification strategy and data drawn from the … that low-educated Hispanic women likely affected by minimum wage increases experience any changes in health status, access …

While previous studies have shown that recessions are associated with better health outcomes and behaviors, the focus … previously established counter-cyclical pattern in health and heath behaviors is held during the Great Recession. Using data from … capturing health and health behaviors, we show that the association between economic deterioration and these outcomes has …

education and health. We concentrate on ergonomic, environmental, psychical, social and time demands. Merging the German … dataset to analyze the mediating role of occupational demands in the relationship between education and health status on the … one hand and education and health behavior (BMI and smoking) on the other. We base our analyses on the entire working …

supply, but very little is known about how the minimum wage affects health, including children's health. We address this … health. Using data on the entire universe of births in the US over 25 years, we find that an increase in the minimum wage is …, which are some channels through which minimum wage can affect infant health. Labor market policies that enhance wages can …

Despite plausible mechanisms, little research has evaluated potential changes in health behaviors as a result of the … health behaviors for pregnant women, which is a group of particular interest given evidence of the importance of prenatal … health to later life outcomes. We exploit exogenous variation from the Medicaid income eligibility expansions for pregnant …

interact in explaining a range of health outcomes. Using rich Australian survey data, we find that, while the two traits are … of control and health is reduced once we control for self-control, suggesting that self-control mediates at least part of … physical health. …

examine a setting with large potential externality benefits: vaccination mandates for health care workers. I find that the … health care worker vaccination are particularly large. …

Childhood obesity has adverse health and productivity consequences and poses negative externalities to health services … hypothetical investment scenarios. We show that perceived returns are predictive of health investments and outcomes, and that less … educated parents perceive the returns to health investments to be lower, thus contributing to the socioeconomic inequality in …

We use the high IQ Terman sample to estimate relationships between education, socioemotional skills, and health …-related outcomes that include health behaviors, lifestyles, and health measures across the lifecycle. By both focusing on a high IQ … subjects, education is linked to better health-related outcomes, in contrast to previous evidence. Conscientiousness, Openness …