evidence of negative effects on general, mental, or physical health in the 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF12), nor on self …While wind power is considered key in the transition towards net zero, there are concerns about adverse health impacts …-assessed health or doctor visits. We also do not find evidence for effects on suicides, an extreme measure of negative mental health …

of such health inequality measures as the concentration index (CI) depends crucially on the underlying health measure …. The highest degree of inequality is found when dichotomized subjective health measures like health satisfaction or self …-assessed health (SAH) are employed. Measures of medical care usage like doctor visits result in substantially lower concentration …

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 …-dimensionality in these health effects. The empirical findings reflect the multidimensionality but allow for deriving two broader …

health status. The paper presents estimates of the equivalent income change that would be necessary to change general …This paper proposes a method to evaluate health losses or gains by looking at the impact on well-being of a change in … satisfaction with life to the same extent as a change in health satisfaction would do. In other words, we estimate the income …

. Positive health effects as well as networking mechanisms serve as explanations for the "alcohol-income puzzle." Using …-specific drinking behavior and wages. In our analysis, we disentangle the general wage effect of drinking into diverse effects for …

Although there is general consensus that the quality of human services has to be regulated, there is only limited …

authorized medical facilities on referral from a physician. While health resort stays are prescribed to recover from general … treatment at health spas. In Germany, the Statutory Health Insurance (SHI) covers both forms of therapy if administered in … symptoms of poor health and are preventive in character, medical rehabilitation implies recovering from a specific illness or …

This paper shows that the measurement of hand grip strength provides a non-invasive and reliable objective health … indicator for social science research and is easy to collect in general population surveys. Grip strength is not only a useful … complement of self-reported indicators of health, but it also exhibits a considerable predictive power with regard to a number of …

We use newly available data from Germany to study the relationship between parental income and child health. We find a … strong gradient between parental income and subjective child health as has been documented earlier in the US, Canada and the … children from low socioeconomic background are more likely to suffer from "objectively measured" health problems - except for …