assumptions they employ. First, we use the BMI PGS as an IV and adjust for PGSs for other factors (depression and educational …We estimate the effect of BMI on mental health for young adults and elderly individuals using data from the National … exploit variation in a polygenic score (PGS) for BMI within two complementary econometric methods that differ in the …

certain occupations. We then built indices for whether (1) workers are relatively more exposed to disease, (2) work with … the pandemic was significantly more severe for workers more exposed to disease and workers that work in proximity to …

feelings, and extreme depression. We believe the seriousness of this societal problem has not been grasped by the affluent …

by introducing the facts, figures, and forecasts surrounding the aging of populations across different countries at … might consider to mitigate the strain - and to harness the full potential - of aging populations worldwide. …

of disease prevalence into a human capital augmented production function, which enables us to determine the economic …-effectiveness analysis by identifying some intervention strategies to reduce disease prevalence in China that are cost beneficial and …

of NCDs on labor supply and capital accumulation. We present results for the five main NCDs (cardiovascular disease …, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes, and mental health). Our undiscounted estimates indicate that the cost of the … most costly domains are cardiovascular disease and mental health, followed by respiratory disease. Our analyses also reveal …